zonogon
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- Examples
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- Other properties
- Related shapes
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In geometry, a zonogon is a centrally-symmetric, convex polygon. Equivalently, it is a convex polygon whose sides can be grouped into parallel pairs with equal lengths and opposite orientations, the two-dimensional analogue of a zonohedron, or the two-dimensional case of a zonotope.
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