Polygons Word Search
Polygons, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: POLYGON, TRIANGLE, QUADRILATERAL, PENTAGON, HEXAGON, HEPTAGON, OCTAGON, NONAGON, DECAGON, RHOMBUS, PARALLELOGRAM, TRAPEZOID.
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Polygons word list, defined
- POLYGON /ˈpɒlɪɡɒn/ · noun
- A polygon is a two-dimensional shape with at least three straight sides and angles. It can be regular or irregular. Related: polyhedron, multilateral, many-sided, geometric shape.
- TRIANGLE /ˈtraɪəngl/ · noun
- A polygon with three sides and three angles, or a shape resembling this. A three-sided shape. Related: polygon, trilateral, three-sided, pyramid.
- QUADRILATERAL /kwɒdrɪˈleɪtər/ · noun
- A four-sided polygon, or a shape with four sides and four angles. In geometry, a quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides and four angles. Related: polygon, quadrangle, tetragon, square.
- PENTAGON /ˈpɛntəɡɒn/ · noun
- A five-sided polygon, especially one with five equal sides and five equal angles. A pentagon is a polygon with five sides. Related: hexagon, heptagon, octagon, polygon.
- HEXAGON /hɛksəɡɒn/ · noun
- A polygon with six sides; a shape with six equal sides and six equal angles. Related: polygon, hexad, six-sided, six-cornered.
- HEPTAGON /hɛptəɡɒn/ · noun
- A polygon with seven sides. A heptagon is a seven-sided polygon, where all sides are of equal length. Related: polygon, heptad, septagon, multilateral.
- OCTAGON /ɒkˈtæɡən/ · noun
- An eight-sided polygon, or a shape with eight sides. In architecture, a building or structure with an octagonal shape. Related: heptagon, nonagon, decagon, polygon.
- NONAGON /ˈnoʊnəɡɒn/ · noun
- A polygon with nine sides. A nonagon is a type of polygon that has nine equal sides and nine equal angles. Related: heptadecagon, enneagon, polygon, polyhedron.
- DECAGON /ˈdɛkəɡɒn/ · noun
- A plane figure with ten straight sides and ten angles. Related: ten-sided polygon, ten-gon.
- RHOMBUS /ˈrɒmbəs/ · noun
- A quadrilateral with all sides of equal length and opposite angles equal. A rhombus is a type of polygon with four sides of equal length. Related: diamond, lozenge, kite, quadrilateral.
- PARALLELOGRAM /ˈpærəlɛləɡræm/ · noun
- A quadrilateral with opposite sides of equal length and parallel to each other, and opposite angles of equal size. A parallelogram is a type of quadrilateral. Related: rectangle, square, rhombus, trapezoid.
- TRAPEZOID /trəˈpɛzɔɪd/ · noun
- A quadrilateral with two pairs of sides of unequal length, in which the parallel sides are not equal in length. Related: quadrilateral, trapezium, parallelogram, rhomboid.
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