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hexagon

American  
[hek-suh-gon, -guhn] / ˈhɛk səˌgɒn, -gən /

noun

  1. a polygon having six angles and six sides.

hexagon British  
/ ˈhɛksəɡən /

noun

  1. a polygon having six sides

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hexagon Scientific  
/ hĕk′sə-gŏn′ /

  1. A polygon having six sides.

hexagon Cultural  

  1. A polygon having six sides.

Etymology

Origin of hexagon

From the Greek word hexágōnon, dating back to 1560–70. See hexa-, -gon

Example Sentences

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I’ll just add more shapes — I think it’s really like a love hexagon because you have to bring Ms. Casey into the picture too, right?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

Not only do they offer high-quality, fresh, organic spices, but their magnetic hexagon jars are beautiful to display.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

Stripped of their brown paint and polished, each fragment will weigh 18 grams, or just over half an ounce, and be fashioned into a hexagon — the shape of France.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

The French sometimes refer to their country as “L’Hexagone” — the hexagon — because of its shape.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

On one side, there was a hexagon with a line coming off one end.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

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