Pseudohexagonal
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or having the form of a hexagon.
2.
having a hexagon as a base or cross section:
a hexagonal prism.
3.
divided into hexagons, 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.
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
hexagonal
(hěk-sāg’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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