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hexagon

hexagon

5 2.8
A flat shape with six straight sides and six angles
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛksəˌɡɒn/
translation icon : hexágono
  • The artist painted a stunning hexagon on the canvas, displaying its six equal sides and angles.
  • hexagons and a pentagon

You wanted the checks, not the crispy hexagons.

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Examples

  • I sat shaking on the cold hexagon tile floor, leaning back against the small radiator.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The structural arrangement of the six core types is best represented by a hexagon, following a circular order of R-I-A-S-E-C.

    Academic text (2004)
  • There you have it, a beautiful hexagon cut.

  • OK, A hexagon has how many sides?

  • So we came up with this hexagon structure.

  • To begin, cut the top of the pumpkin by carving a circle or hexagon around the stem.

    Blog text (9)
  • At age 7, children begin to differentiate a six-pointed star from a hexagon.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Each hexagon was populated by summing the area of suitable habitat for the targeted community or species.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The lobby was fascinatingly paved in small hexagons of white marble, as was the bathroom.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • There are little hexagons on the passenger side of the dashboard, and the rear grille is filled with all of these little tiny hexagons.

Compounds

regular hexagon
  • Specialized
3.4

A six-sided shape with all sides and all angles equal

How Many Sides

dodecagon
  • Specialized
1 8.2
decagon
  • Specialized
6.7
nonagon
  • Specialized
7.6
octagon
7 3.3
hexagon
5 2.8
pentagon
1 3.0
triangle
58 1.0

Surface Forms

hexagon singular
hexagons plural

Morphology

hexagon = hex (semi-transparent) = hex + gon

The combining form 'hex-' denotes 'six' but is not a productive standalone morpheme for many learners, and '-gon' is a bound form meaning 'angle/side', so the composition is only partly clear to learners unfamiliar with Greek combining forms.

Etymology

The word hexagon comes from the Greek parts hex- meaning 'six' and -gon from gonia meaning 'angle', so it is a flat shape with six angles and six sides.