Polygon is a hyponym of polyhedron.
In geometry terms the difference between polyhedron and polygon
is that polyhedron is a solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges while polygon is such a figure and its interior, taken as a whole.
polyhedron
Alternative forms
* polyedron
Noun
(en-noun)
(geometry) A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.
(optics) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
Hypernyms
* abstract polyhedron
* polytope
Hyponyms
* convex polyhedron
* star polyhedron
* uniform polyhedron
* dual polyhedron
* noble polyhedron
* regular polyhedron
** Platonic solid
*** cube
** Kepler-Poinsot polyhedron
* quasiregular polyhedron
** Archimedean solid
** Catalan solid
* semiregular polyhedron
** Archimedean solid
** Catalan solid
** prism
** antiprism
** dipyramid
** trapezohedron
* dodecahedron
* hexahedron
* icosahedron
* octahedron
* tetrahedron
* deltahedron
* Johnson solid
* zonohedron
See also
polygon
English
Noun
(
wikipedia polygon)
(
en noun)
(geometry) A plane figure bounded by straight edges.
(geometry) The boundary of such a figure.
(geometry, more generally) A figure comprising vertices and (not necessarily straight) edges, alternatingly.
(geometry) Such a figure and its interior, taken as a whole.
Hypernyms
* See
Hyponyms
* See
Meronyms
* See
Derived terms
* cumulative frequency polygon
* frequency polygon
* funicular polygon
* polygon of forces
Related terms
* polygonal
* polygonality
* polygonhood
* polygonness
See also
* polyhedron
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