German

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 Vieleck on German Wikipedia

Etymology

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From viele (many) +‎ Ecke (corner), likely a calque of Dutch veelhoek, coined by Simon Stevin as a purism for Latin polygōnum, from Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːlˌɛk/, [ˈfiːlˌʔɛkʰ]
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Noun

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Vieleck n (strong, genitive Vielecks, plural Vielecke)

  1. polygon
    Synonym: Polygon

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Vieleck” in Duden online
  • Vieleck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache