Polygon
111Reentering polygon — Reenter Re*[ e]n ter, v. i. To enter anew or again. [1913 Webster] {Re[ e]ntering angle}, an angle of a polygon pointing inward, as a, in the cut. {Re[ e]ntering polygon}, a polygon having one or more re[ e]ntering angles. [1913 Webster] …
112Anthropomorphic polygon — In geometry, an anthropomorphic polygon is a simple polygon with precisely two ears and one mouth.References*mathworld | title = Anthropomorphic polygon | urlname = AnthropomorphicPolygon …
113reentrant polygon — noun a polygon with one or more reentrant angles • Syn: ↑reentering polygon • Hypernyms: ↑concave polygon …
114Regular polygon — Regular Reg u*lar ( l?r), a. [L. regularis, fr. regula a rule, fr. regere to guide, to rule: cf. F. r[ e]gulier. See {Rule}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established… …
115Salient polygon — Salient Sa li*ent, a. [L. saliens, entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See {Sally}, n. & v. i..] 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. Frogs and salient animals. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Shooting out or… …
116Star polygon — Star Star (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta[ i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. asth r, a stron,… …
117regular polygon — noun A polygon which is both equiangular and equilateral (i.e. having all sides the same length and all interior angles the same). Ant: irregular, polygon …
118Moufang polygon — In mathematics, a Moufang polygon, named after Ruth Moufang, is an irreducible building of rank two that admits the action of root groups. In a major book on the topic, Tits and Weiss[1] classify them all. An earlier theorem, proved independently …
119high-center polygon — A polygon whose center is raised relative to its boundary. Compare: low center polygon. NRC …
120low-center polygon — A polygon whose center is depressed relative to its boundary. Compare: high center polygon. NRC …
