polygon
noun
poly·gon
ˈpä-lē-ˌgän 
1
: a closed plane figure bounded by straight lines
2
: a closed figure on a sphere bounded by arcs of great circles
Examples of polygon in a Sentence
Pentagons, hexagons, and octagons are all kinds of polygons.
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Today’s blockbuster titles rely on robust engines like Unity and Unreal to push pretty polygons, engines made for companies and people already seriously dedicated to game development as a career.
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PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Over the past decade, scientists and researchers discovered that the same Nvidia chip designs that could render polygons and computer graphics were ideal for the kind of parallel processing needed for AI.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
This process, counterintuitively, involves reducing the number of polygons used in each digital object and decreasing the overall file size, so that these assets can be more easily handled by AR engines, without glitching or freezing.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
In 2024, all the best independent horror games are rooted in the original PlayStation’s fibrous, lo-fi textures and long-nosed polygons.
—Ashley Bardhan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
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PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Over the past decade, scientists and researchers discovered that the same Nvidia chip designs that could render polygons and computer graphics were ideal for the kind of parallel processing needed for AI.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
This process, counterintuitively, involves reducing the number of polygons used in each digital object and decreasing the overall file size, so that these assets can be more easily handled by AR engines, without glitching or freezing.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
In 2024, all the best independent horror games are rooted in the original PlayStation’s fibrous, lo-fi textures and long-nosed polygons.
—Ashley Bardhan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
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polygon
noun
poly·gon
ˈpäl-i-ˌgän
: a geometric figure that is closed, that lies in a plane, and whose edges are all straight lines
triangles, squares, and pentagons are all polygons
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