Perigon (Noun)
Meaning
An angle of 360 degrees.
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- A perigon is essentially the same as a full circle or 360-degree angle.
- The perigon of a circle is the entire round shape formed by all points at equal distance from a center point.
- The perigon or full turn is sometimes divided into 400 grades or gon instead of 360 degrees.
- If you walk in a complete circle, you make one full perigon or rotation of 360 degrees around a central point.
- Rotating 360 degrees forms one perigon, while performing multiple 360-degree turns results in multiple perigons.