hexagon

[ hek-suh-gon, -guhn ]

noun

1. a polygon having six angles and six sides.

hexagon

/ ˈhɛksəɡən /

noun

1. a polygon having six sides

hexagon

/ hĕk′sə-gŏn′ /

1. A polygon having six sides.

hexagon

1. A polygon having six sides.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexagon¹

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

Example Sentences

Within that lattice, the atoms that make up the calcite have their own pattern, which resembles a series of stacked hexagons.

From Science News

If you want to fully cover a surface using tiles of a uniform shape and size while keeping the total length of the perimeter to a minimum, hexagons are the shape to use.

From Singularity Hub 

The bees that made the hexagons were the ones that survived better.

From Freakonomics

This layout connects qubits in a set of hexagons with shared sides.

From Ars Technica

So can hexagons, in an idealized case of what mathematicians would call a Voronoi pattern.

From Quanta Magazine

Hexagon, where she endeared herself to Japanese audiences for giving ridiculously answers to trivia questions.

From The Daily Beast

To the Hexagon Club it was a most wonderful sight—those long lines of men moving with such perfect precision.

From Project Gutenberg

A new topic of conversation now arose, specially of interest to the Hexagon Club.

From Project Gutenberg

Of these three geometrical figures, the hexagon most completely unites.

From Project Gutenberg

An example of this is given in Figure 128, which represents a ring having a hexagon cross section.

From Project Gutenberg

For a bolt with a hexagon head the lines would be drawn in the order shown in Figure 152.

From Project Gutenberg

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