regular hexagon
- noun
- /ˈrɛɡjələr ˈhɛksəɡən/
- Specialized
:
hexágono regular
- A regular hexagon has six equal sides and angles, making it a symmetrical shape.
Examples
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A regular hexagon can be divided into six equilateral triangles.
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Each panel of the dome was shaped like a regular hexagon.
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The snowflake resembled a perfect regular hexagon under the microscope.
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A regular hexagon has six equal sides.
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The regular hexagon is a common shape in geometry.
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In geometry class, we learned that a regular hexagon can be perfectly inscribed in a circle.
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The tiling in the bathroom featured regular hexagon tiles arranged in a beautiful pattern.
How Many
- Specialized
7
3.3
- Specialized
- Specialized
454
1.0
1
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is fully compositional: 'regular' (having equal sides/angles or symmetry) simply modifies 'hexagon' (a six-sided polygon) to indicate all six sides and angles are equal. This pattern is literal and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will reliably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Regular hexagon is a six-sided shape where all six sides and corners are the same; picture a honeycomb cell or a shape divided into six equal triangles to see it clearly. The word hexagon means 'six sides' and regular means 'all the same', so the name tells you it has 'equal' sides and corners.