hexangular

[ hek-sang-gyuh-ler ]

adjective

1. having six angles.

hexangular

/ hɛkˈsæŋɡjʊlə /

adjective

1. having six angles

Other Words From

• hex·angu·lar·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexangular¹

First recorded in 1655–65; hex- ( def ) + angular

Example Sentences

The sporangia are typically hexangular when the lateral faces disappear, leaving at the edges six simple triangular threads, extending from the angles of the hexagonal apex downward to the base.

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In this fashion, and in strict accordance with this hexangular type, every ice molecule takes its place upon our ponds and lakes during the frosts of winter.

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The cone is drawn in the same way, so also is any other figure, whether octagonal, hexangular, triangular, &c.

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The scales of the whole of the body are broad, hexangular, with five or six longitudinal, slightly-raised ridges, which gradually taper, and are lost just before they reach the margin.

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From its mass of greenery, huge globular fruit stood out, a decimeter wide and furnished on the outside with creases that assumed a hexangular pattern.

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