polygon
Example Sentences
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A low-poly graphic is built from polygons, two-dimensional, typically triangular shapes that are merged together to form a 3-D figure.
From Scientific American
When I reach my hand out in front of me, its shape is rendered in multicolored polygons, twisting as I turn my hand this way and that.
From Washington Post
The yellow polygons on the figure indicate the outline of severe thunderstorm warnings issued by the Weather Service.
From Washington Post
They succeeded in their quest by deploying the mathematics of “polyforms,” shapes made from multiple copies of a polygon, such as a triangle.
From New York Times
Penrose showed that a class of polygons now called Penrose tiles can combine to form aperiodic patterns, which never repeat themselves.
From Scientific American
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