1. (noun) regular polygon.
Ko te taparau tētahi āhua ahu-rua, e toru, nui ake rānei ngā rārangi torotika e hono ana hei tapa. Me he ōrite te roa o ia tapa, ka kīia he taparau rite (TRP 2010:254). / A two-dimensional shape with three or more straight lines which join to form the sides is a polygon. If the sides are equal in length, it is called a regular polygon (TRP 2010:254).
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