regular polygon
A polygon which is both equiangular and equilateralA polygon which is both equiangular and equilateral (i.e. having all sides the same length and all interior angles the same).
» The equilateral triangle, the square and the regular hexagon are the only regular polygons that can form a tessellation of the plane.
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1 sensesA polygon which is both equiangular and equilateral (i.e. having all sides the same length and all interior angles the same).
пра́вильный многоуго́льникprávilʹnyj mnogougólʹnik
a polygon with all sides and all angles equal
Examples
1 sentencesThe equilateral triangle, the square and the regular hexagon are the only regular polygons that can form a tessellation of the plane.
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Forms
plural: regular polygons| Singular | regular polygon |
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