hexagram

[ hek-suh-gram ]

noun

1. a six-pointed starlike figure formed of two equilateral triangles placed concentrically with each side of a triangle parallel to a side of the other and on opposite sides of the center.
2. Geometry. a figure of six lines.

hexagram

/ ˈhɛksəˌɡræm /

noun

1. a star-shaped figure formed by extending the sides of a regular hexagon to meet at six points
2. a group of six broken or unbroken lines which may be combined into 64 different patterns, as used in the I Ching

Derived Forms

• ˌhexaˈgrammoid, adjectivenoun

Other Words From

• hexa·grammoid adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexagram¹

First recorded in 1860–65; hexa-, -gram ¹

Example Sentences

The group's logo comprises a symbol, hexagram 46, used in the text that represents the word "army."

From Salon

“The doors are originals. We are told the hexagram paver floors are originals, so we kept them too.”

From Washington Times

He assembled the positions using chance operations, in this case, the hexagrams of the I Ching, which determined what step, or “look,” would go first and then what would go next.

From New York Times

The Star of David, known in Hebrew as the Shield of David, is shaped like a hexagram and is a widely recognized symbol of modern Jewish identity and Judaism.

From Seattle Times

Other images of the display published by local media showed a wall of painted symbols – one of which was a goat head with hexagram around its horns, Reuters reported.

From Fox News