Both were polygonal wooden structures like the reconstructed Globe Theatre on London's South Bank.

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Human figures such as the guards, by contrast, display all too clearly their polygonal origins, and their animations are arthritic.

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The archaeological team found the footings of what appears to be part of a polygonal structure during their evaluation of the site at New Inn Broadway.

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Specifically, Sony plans to eschew chunky polygonal skeletons (which, with textured skins wrapped around them, are the essence of all videogame objects) in favour of smooth, continuous mathematical equations.

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