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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
/ hɛkˈsæɡənəl /
hexagonal
/ hĕk-săg′ə-nəl /
- 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
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Derived Forms
- hexˈagonally, adverb
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Other Words From
- hex·ago·nal·ly adverb
- pseudo·hex·ago·nal adjective
- pseudo·hex·ago·nal·ly adverb
- subhex·ago·nal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hexagonal1
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Example Sentences
These weights are coated in neoprene for durability, safety, and a non-slip grip, plus their hexagonal shape prevents rolling.
In a test of the biotech company Oxitec’s GM male mosquitoes for pest control, these Aedes aegypti started growing from tiny eggs set out in toaster-sized, hexagonal boxes on suburban private properties in late April.
These molecules, called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, consist of several linked hexagonal rings of carbon with hydrogen atoms at the edges.
This choice made splitting the hexagonal grid into triangular grids cleaner mathematically.
They treated graphene’s hexagonal lattice as two sublattices of triangles.
Cystin crystals are colorless, highly refractive, rather thick, hexagonal plates with well-defined edges.
Common camphor forms a translucent mass of hexagonal prisms, melting at 175 and boiling at 204.
A rule very commonly used in making drawings of hexagonal nuts is to make the diameter D, across the angles equal to 2d.
The upper part of the stud is screwed, and carries the guard D and an hexagonal nut E. F is the india-rubber.
In shape it is hexagonal, with shafts at the angles rising into an enriched cornice.
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