polygon, polygonal shape
(noun) a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
Source: WordNet® 3.1
polygon (plural polygons)
(geometry) A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.
(geometry) The boundary of such a figure.
(geometry, more generally) A figure comprising vertices and (not necessarily straight) edges, alternatingly.
(geometry) Such a figure and its interior, taken as a whole.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pol"y*gon, n. Etym: [Gr. polygone.] (Geom.)
Definition: A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four sides; any figure having many angles. Polygon of forces (Mech.), a polygonal figure, the sides of which, taken successively, represent, in length and direction, several forces acting simultaneously upon one point, so that the side necessary to complete the figure represents the resultant of those forces. Cf. Parallelogram of forces, under Parallelogram.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 June 2025
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
