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hexagonal
[hek-sag-uh-nl]
adjective
of, relating to, or having the form of a hexagon.
having a hexagon as a base or cross section.
a hexagonal prism.
divided into hexagons, as a surface.
Crystallography.noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which three equal axes intersect at angles of 60° on one plane, and the fourth axis, of a different length, intersects them perpendicularly.
hexagonal
/ ɛˈæɡəə /
adjective
having six sides and six angles
of or relating to a hexagon
crystallog relating or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three equal coplanar axes inclined at 60° to each other and a fourth longer or shorter axis at right angles to their plane See also trigonal
hexagonal
Having six sides.
Relating to a crystal having three axes of equal length intersecting at angles of 60° in one plane, and a fourth axis of a different length that is perpendicular to this plane. The mineral calcite has hexagonal crystals.
See illustration at crystal
Other Word Forms
- hexagonally adverb
- pseudohexagonal adjective
- pseudohexagonally adverb
- subhexagonal adjective
- ˈDzԲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of hexagonal1
Example Sentences
They are a slightly lighter colour than the iconic hexagonal black basalt at the point of the causeway.
Youn and colleagues arranged their seven insulating rods in a kirigami-inspired hexagonal array that, with the turn of a gear, would expand to change the frequency of the higher mode.
All of the medals from the Paris Games also feature an 18-gram, hexagonal piece of wrought iron from the Eiffel Tower.
"I wanted to find a particular roofing slate type, which tends to be hexagonal, with a long point on," he said.
The Olympic and Paralympic medals in Paris are being embedded with pieces from a hexagonal chunk of iron taken from the tower.
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