1. many-sided figure: a two-dimensional geometric figure formed of three or more straight sides
2. element of computer graphics: a building block of computer graphics The new character model sports an extremely high number of polygons, with smooth and realistic animations.
[Late 16th century. Via late Latin< Greek polugōnon, form of polugōnos "many-angled" < -gōnos "-angled"]
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