veelhoek

Definitions of veelhoek
  1. noun
    a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
    synonyms: polygoon
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    vierhoek
    a four-sided polygon
    driehoek
    a three-sided polygon
    pentagoon, vijfhoek, vijfkant
    a five-sided polygon
    hexagoon, zeshoek
    a six-sided polygon
    zevenhoek
    a seven-sided polygon
    achthoek, achtkant, octogoon
    an eight-sided polygon
    tienhoek
    a polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles
    elfhoek
    an eleven-sided polygon
    twaalfhoek
    a twelve-sided polygon
    parallellogram, romboïde
    a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length
    trapezium, trapezoïde
    a quadrilateral with no parallel sides
    trapezium, trapezoïde
    a quadrilateral with two parallel sides
    boldriehoek
    a spherical polygon formed by the arcs of 3 great circles
    wig
    any shape that is triangular in cross section
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