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hexagon

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hex·a·gon  (hks-gn)
n.
A polygon having six sides.
[Latin hexagnum, from Greek hexagnos, having six angles : hexa-, hexa- + -gnos, angled; see -gon.]
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hexagon
hexagon
Noun
Geom a figure with six sides
hexagonal adj
hexagon  (hks-gn)
A polygon having six sides.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hexagonhexagon - a six-sided polygon                  
polygon, polygonal shape - a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
regular hexagon - a hexagon with six sides of equal length
Translations
hexagon [ˈhɛksəgən] n → hexágono
hexagon [ˈhɛksəgən] n → hexagone m
hexagon [ˈhɛksəgən] n → Sechseck nt
hexagon [ˈhɛksəgən] n → esagono
hexagon
n hexagon [ˈheksəgən]
a six-sided figure. seshoek, heksagoon شَكْل سُداسي шестоъгълник šestiúhelník sekskant; heksagon das Sechseck εξάγωνο hexágono kuusnurk شش گوش kuusikulmio hexagone מְשוּשֶה षट्भुज šesterokut hatszög segi enam sexhyrningur esagono ６角形 6각형 šešiakampis sešstūris heksagon hexagoon, zeshoek sekskant, heksagon sześciokąt hexágono hexagon шестиугольник šesťuholník šesterokotnik šestougaonik hexagon, sexhörning รูปหกเหลี่ยม altıgen 六角形 шестикутник مسدس hình lục giác 六角形


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If our friend comes closer to us we see his line becomes larger; if he leaves us it becomes smaller: but still he looks like a straight line; be he a Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Hexagon, Circle, what you will -- a straight Line he looks and nothing else.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
We have further to suppose, but this is no difficulty, that after hexagonal prisms have been formed by the intersection of adjoining spheres in the same layer, she can prolong the hexagon to any length requisite to hold the stock of honey; in the same way as the rude humble-bee adds cylinders of wax to the circular mouths of her old cocoons.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
Instead of making use of the square or rectangle, as has been done to this time, you will suppose your place inclosed in a regular hexagon, this polygon having the advantage of offering more angles than the quadrilateral one.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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