English Explanatory Dictionary

hexagonal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
  2. Having three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle.

Pronunciation

/hɛkˈsæɡ.ə.nəl/ en-ca-hexagonal.oga /ˈhɛk.sə.ɡɵ.nəl/

Word forms

hexagonal

Etymology

From hexagon + -al. Piecewise doublet of sexagonal.

Synonyms

sexagonal

Derived words

dihexagonal hexagonal chess hexagonality hexagonally hexagonal number hexagonal prism hexagonal water nonhexagonal orthohexagonal pseudohexagonal quasihexagonal semihexagonal subhexagonal trihexagonal
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