English Explanatory Dictionary

hexagon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A polygon with six sides and six angles.

Pronunciation

hĕk'səgən /ˈhɛk.sə.ɡən/ hĕk'səgŏn /ˈhɛk.sə.ɡɑn/ En-ca-hexagon.oga

Word forms

hexagon hexagons

Etymology

From Latin hexagōnum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάγωνον (hexágōnon). By surface analysis, hexa- + -gon. Piecewise doublet of sexagon.

Synonyms

6-gon hexangle sexagon sexangle

Derived words

Brianchon hexagon flexagon hexagonal Lemoine hexagon Pappus's hexagon theorem pseudohexagon quasihexagon Tucker hexagon
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