polyline

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
substratebor.
Proto-Indo-European *līn-der.?
Proto-Germanic *līną
Proto-Germanic *līnǭ
Proto-West Germanic *līnā
Old English līne
Middle French ligneinflu.
Middle English line
Middle French ligneinflu.
English line
English polyline

    From poly- + line.

    Noun

    polyline (plural polylines)

    1. (mathematics, computer graphics) A continuous line composed of one or more line segments.
      • 2011, George Omura, chapter 19, in Mastering AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 582:
        If you want to break a polyline into simple lines and arcs, you can use the Explode option on the Modify panel, just as you would with blocks. After a polyline is exploded, it becomes a set of individual line segments or arcs.

    Synonyms

    • (continuous line composed of line segments): linestring

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