poligono

See also: polígono

Esperanto

Etymology

Internationalism, from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poliˈɡono]
• Rhymes: -ono
• Hyphenation: po‧li‧go‧no

Noun

poligono (accusative singular poligonon, plural poligonoj, accusative plural poligonojn)

1. (geometry) polygon (plane figure bounded by straight edges)

   Synonyms: plurlatero, plurangulo

2. buckwheat (family of plants)
3. knotgrass (genus of plant)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto poligono, English polygon, polygonum, French polygone, German Polygon, Italian poligono, Russian полиго́н (poligón), Spanish polígono..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poliˈɡono/
• Rhymes: -ono

Noun

poligono (plural poligoni)

1. (geometry, military) polygon
2. (botany) polygonum

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin polygōnum, from Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈli.ɡo.no/
• Rhymes: -iɡono
• Hyphenation: po‧lì‧go‧no

Noun

poligono m (plural poligoni)

1. (geometry) polygon (plane figure bounded by straight edges)

   Hyponyms: poligono regolare, triangolo, quadrilatero, parallelogramma, trapezio, aquilone, rombo, rettangolo, quadrato, pentagono, esagono, ettagono, ottagono, ennagono, decagono, undecagono, dodecagono, icosagono

2. (short for poligono di tiro) firing range

Derived terms

• poligonale

 

See also

• poligono di tiro

Further reading

• poligono in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• poligono1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• ipnologo