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polygonally

polygonally

8.6
In a way that forms shapes with straight sides
  • adverb
  • /ˌpɒlɪˈɡɒnəli/
  • Specialized
: poligonalmente
  • In her painting, the shapes were arranged polygonally, giving it a striking geometric appearance.

Examples

  • The modern building features windows arranged polygonally, creating a unique architectural style.

  • The artist designed the garden polygonally, using shapes that resembled various polygons.

  • Tessera, tesserae—polygonally patterned ground: goddesses of fate or fortune.

    Academic text (1991)

Surface Forms

polygonally positive

Morphology

polygonally = polygonal (transparent) = polygon + al + ly

The adverb is regularly formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'polygonal' (itself transparently from 'polygon' + '-al'), so the meaning is predictable from 'polygon'.

Etymology

The word polygonally comes from the parts poly- meaning 'many' and gon meaning 'angle', and you can see the same idea in words like polygon, pentagon, and hexagon. So to do something polygonally is to do it in a way that has 'many angles' or the shape of a polygon.