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hexagon

[ hek-suh-gon, -guh n ]
/ ˈhɛk səˌgɒn, -gən /
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noun

a polygon having six angles and six sides.

Words related to hexagon

semester, hexad, sextet, hexagram, sextuplet, hexahedron

Words nearby hexagon

hexadecanoic acid, hexadecimal, hexaemeron, hexaethyl tetraphosphate, hexafluoride, hexagon, hexagonal, hexagram, hexahedron, hexahemeron, hexahydrate

Origin of hexagon

From the Greek word hexágōnon, dating back to 1560–70. See hexa-, -gon
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British Dictionary definitions for hexagon

hexagon
/ (ˈhɛksəɡən) /

noun

a polygon having six sides
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for hexagon

hexagon
[ hĕk′sə-gŏn′ ]

A polygon having six sides.
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Cultural definitions for hexagon

hexagon

A polygon having six sides.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.