What's the difference between polygon and regular?

Polygon


Definition:

  • (n.) A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four sides; any figure having many angles.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Gap junctions were of different sizes and frequently composed of a small number of connexons organized in polygonal aggregates or linear arrays.
  • (2) The isolated outer sheath was observed as a triple-layered, closed vesicle carrying a polygonal array by electron microscopy.
  • (3) Electron microscopically, the tumor cell nuclei were oval or polygonal and sometimes slightly invaginated, with a few prominent nucleoli.
  • (4) Delimitation of the pathological process in the lung is characterized by an increase in the number of T- and B-lymphocytes and considerable predominance of polygonally shaped cells with cytoplasmic outgrowths of different lengths and their subsequent replacement by a cell form transitory between T- and B-lymphocytes.
  • (5) At day 12-15, some nodules consisting of polygonal cells were formed in all culture conditions, and these nodules were mineralized 2-3 days later.
  • (6) The majority of the choline acetyltransferase-immunoreactive neurons had fusiform, oval, or polygonal somata with somatic diameters greater than 20 microns and contained deeply invaginated nuclei surrounded by copious cytoplasm.
  • (7) One type of cells had polygonal morphology, showed density-dependent contact inhibition at confluence in vitro, showed lectin-binding characteristics of endothelium (but only moderate positivity for factor VIII antigen), demonstrated induction of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase when exposed to astrocyte-conditioned media, and responded to insulin by a pronounced increase in DNA synthesis.
  • (8) The first type included large multipolar neurons with triangular or polygonal perikarya and typically 3-5 dendrites emerging from the poles of each cell.
  • (9) Type II neurons had multipolar or polygonal cell bodies, which measured an average 31 micrometer by 43 micrometer and emitted four to seven primary dendrites.
  • (10) "En face" views of the epithelial cells showed capping protein distributed in a polygonal pattern coincident with cell boundaries in intestinal epithelium, sensory epithelium of the cochlea, and the pigmented epithelium of the retina and at regions of cell-cell contact between chick embryo kidney cells in culture.
  • (11) Polygonal, foamy macrophages were found in 12 cases.
  • (12) The subcultured HNC and ADPKD cells retained characteristic epithelial polygonal and elongated shape and positive immunofluorescent staining for cytokeratin.
  • (13) The slightly prominent apices of the superficial epithelial cells are more or less polygonal in shape and covered with short microvilli among which small granules as possible morphological expression of a secretory activity are detectable.
  • (14) Initially, they grew as individual polygonal cells, tending to form tight confluent monolayers with poorly defined intercellular boundaries.
  • (15) A 3rd type displayed a polygonal outline and increased cytoplasm.
  • (16) While the arteries show a long stretched spinle or lancet like form they change over blunt, oval, triangular or rhomboid forms into polygonal cells with spiked border lines at the venules.
  • (17) Also PMA was found to cause a profound change in astrocyte morphology; cells were converted from flat, polygonal, undifferentiated cells to process-bearing cells.
  • (18) On these substrata, cultured astrocytes changed their shape from flat and polygonal to stellate in the absence of hormones or growth factor supplements.
  • (19) The cells have a spindle, round or polygonal shape with neoplastic and pleomorphic features that grew in multilayers without contact inhibition.
  • (20) The rate constant for clearance as described in the paper represents a non-invasive method for rapid evaluation of the uptake capacity of the liver and, in particular, with regard to the polygonal cells of the liver parenchyma when IDA derivatives are employed.

Regular


Definition:

  • (a.) Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building.
  • (a.) Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits.
  • (a.) Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops.
  • (a.) Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.
  • (a.) Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug.
  • (a.) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin.
  • (a.) Same as Isometric.
  • (a.) A member of any religious order or community who has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and who has been solemnly recognized by the church.
  • (a.) A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; -- chiefly used in the plural.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) At the time, with a regular supply of British immigrants arriving in large numbers in Australia, Biggs was able to blend in well as "Terry Cook", a carpenter, so well in fact that his wife, Charmian, was able to join him with his three sons.
  • (2) The invaginations were classified into four easily recognized types: regular, chunky, filigree, and ridge (present only in axon hillock regions).
  • (3) He’s been so consistent this season.” Barkley took the two late penalties because the regular taker, Romelu Lukaku, had been withdrawn at half-time with a back injury that is likely to keep the striker out of Saturday’s trip to Stoke City.
  • (4) Thus it is unclear how a language learner determines whether German even has a regular plural, and if so what form it takes.
  • (5) The results indicated that 48% of the sample either regularly checked their own skin or had it checked by another person (such as a spouse), and 17% had been screened by a general practitioner in the preceding 12 months.
  • (6) Both mothers had been sniffing regularly throughout their pregnancies.
  • (7) Eight patients aged 7-15 were using inhaled sympathomimetic aerosols only at the time of buying a nebuliser as compared with most of the older patients, who were using regular oral steroids.
  • (8) When the first recordings of each of infants who died of SIDS, except one who had cyanotic episodes prior to death, were compared to recordings of survivors (six for each case) closely matched for age, gestation, and weight at birth, no differences in breathing patterns or heart or respiratory rates during regular breathing could be demonstrated.
  • (9) We repeat our call for them to do so at the earliest opportunity, and to share those findings so that we can take any appropriate actions.” In the BBC programme the 29-year-old Rupp, who won 10,000m silver at the London 2012 Olympics behind Farah, was accused of having taken testosterone and being a regular user of the asthma drug prednisone, which is banned in competition.
  • (10) The authors propose three regular procedures with which they are experienced: repair with a large retromuscular nonabsorbable synthetic tulle prosthesis for extensive epigastric eventrations, fillup aponeuroplasty using the sheath of the rectus abdominis associated with a premuscular patch in case of diastasis or of multiple superimposed orifices and suture associated with a small retromuscular auxiliary patch to treat small incisional hernias.
  • (11) Meanwhile the Brooklyn Nets, who have been dealing with nothing but bad news since the start of the regular season, will be without Paul Pierce for 2-4 weeks, also due to a right hand fracture.
  • (12) This technique is sensitive to the optical anisotropy within the muscle, including that due to intrinsic properties of the protein molecules as well as that due to the regular arrangement of proteins in the surrounding medium.
  • (13) Reality set in once you got home to your parents and the regular neighborhood kids, and your thoughts turned to new notebooks for the school year and whether you got prettier while you were away and whether your crushes were going to notice.
  • (14) Finally, the contribution of regular dental attendance to periodontal health is discussed.
  • (15) Later Downing Street elaborated on its position, pointing out that Brooks was a constituent of Cameron's and, in any case, "the prime minister regularly meets newspaper executives from lots of different companies".
  • (16) During phase 1 (3-day equilibration period; ad libitum regular hospital diet), plasma choline levels were within the normal range for all subjects.
  • (17) The rationale for the use of exercise as part of the treatment program in type II diabetes is much clearer and regular exercise may be prescribed as an adjunct to caloric restriction for weight reduction and as a means of improving insulin sensitivity in the obese, insulin-resistant individual.
  • (18) Thresholds were measured for detecting perturbations in a regular lattice of dots by modulating local dot density, local dot luminance, or some combination of the two.
  • (19) Adverse events and life status were checked at regular intervals.
  • (20) The tryptic cores from H-2K and H-2D are regularly distinguishable from the thymus-leukemia antigens (TLA) by gel electrophoresis in one dimension.