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Definitions for hexagonal
hɛkˈsæg ə nlhexag·o·nal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hexangular, hexagonaladjective

    having six sides or divided into hexagons

Wiktionary

  1. hexagonaladjective

    Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.

    Nuts in engineering are generally hexagonal.

  2. hexagonaladjective

    Having three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Hexagonaladjective

    Having six sides or corners.

    Etymology: from hexagon.

    As for the figures of crystal, it is for the most part hexagonal, or six-cornered. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

    Many of them shoot into regular figures; as crystal and bastard diamonds into hexagonal. John Ray, on the Creation.

Wikipedia

  1. hexagonal

    In geometry, a hexagon (from Greek ἕξ, hex, meaning "six", and γωνία, gonía, meaning "corner, angle") or sexagon (from Latin sexcode: lat promoted to code: la , meaning "six") is a six-sided polygon or 6-gon creating the outline of a cube. The total of the internal angles of any simple (non-self-intersecting) hexagon is 720°.

ChatGPT

  1. hexagonal

    Hexagonal refers to something that has six sides, angles or points, often in the shape of a hexagon or exhibiting a six-fold symmetry, sometimes used to describe structures or patterns. It is derived from the geometric term "hexagon," which is a six-sided polygon.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hexagonaladjective

    having six sides and six angles; six-sided

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. hexagonal.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hexagonal in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hexagonal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of hexagonal in a Sentence

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    It quickly became apparent that the large hexagonal bottle was stuffed full with cremated bone, suddenly, that explained everything. We were looking at a wealthy burial.

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