n. [ Gr.
Polygon of forces (Mech.),
a. [ See Polygonum. ] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of apetalous plants (
a. Having many angles. [ 1913 Webster ]
Polygonal numbers,
a. [ Poly- + Gr. &unr_; offspring. ] (Zool.) Having two or more broods in a season. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Polygon + -metry. ] The doctrine of polygons; an extension of some of the principles of trigonometry to the case of polygons. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Polygonal. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a kind of plant;
n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Polygonum. [ 1913 Webster ]