English Explanatory Dictionary

hexakis-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. A variant of hexa-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
  2. A variant of hexa-, used for substitutions of six complex rather than simple units.

Word forms

hexakis-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑξάκις (hexákis, “six times”).

Related words

bis- tris- tetrakis- pentakis- heptakis-

Derived words

hexakis octahedron a solid figure contained by 48 scalene triangles hexakis tetrahedron a solid figure contained by 24 scalene triangles
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