Hexagonal
[hek-sag-uh-nl] /hɛkˈsæg ə nl/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or having the form of a .
2.
having a as a base or cross section:
a hexagonal prism.
3.
divided into , as a surface.
4.
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.
/hɛkˈsæɡənəl/
adjective
1.
having six sides and six angles
2.
of or relating to a hexagon
3.
(crystallog) relating or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three equal coplanar axes inclined at 60° to each other and a fourth longer or shorter axis at right angles to their plane See also trigonal
adj.
1570s, from hexagon + -al (1). Related: Hexagonally.
hexagonal
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