polyline
Chain of lines
A polyline is a continuous line composed of connected straight segments.
The term appears primarily in computer graphics, CAD software, and geographic information systems, where complex shapes are built from sequences of points joined by line segments: The map shows hiking trails as polylines.
Unlike a polygon, a polyline doesn't close to form a shape.
Interpretive depiction or performance
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- pathRoute for traveling
- wireframeEdge-only geometric model
outline · shape · CAD · GIS · SVG · canvas · pixel · rasterization
Distinct part of whole
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- pointExact location or meaning
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- nodeConnection point in networks
endpoint · connected · continuous · perimeter · plane · convex · concave · closed
Path from A to B
- pathRoute for traveling
- trackPath or monitored route
- waypointNavigation reference location
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
trajectory · course · mapping · directions · breadcrumb · trail · itinerary · geolocation
Location-specifying number pairs
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- directionWay something faces
- componentElement of a system
projection · transformation · normalization · interpolation · parametric · spline · bezier · simplification
rendering
Interpretive depiction or performance
wireframe · outline · shape · CAD · GIS · SVG · canvas · pixel · rasterization · antialiasing
segment
Distinct part of whole
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- pointExact location or meaning
- coordinateArrange for unified action
node · endpoint · connected · continuous · perimeter · plane · convex · concave · closed · open
route
Path from A to B
GPS · trajectory · course · mapping · directions · breadcrumb · trail · itinerary · geolocation · turn-by-turn
coordinates
Location-specifying number pairs
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- directionWay something faces
component · projection · transformation · normalization · interpolation · parametric · spline · bezier · simplification · smoothing