hexagram

[ hek-suh-gram ]

noun

1. a six-pointed starlike figure formed of two equilateral triangles placed concentrically with each side of a triangle parallel to a side of the other and on opposite sides of the center.
2. Geometry. a figure of six lines.

hexagram

/ ˈhɛksəˌɡræm /

noun

1. a star-shaped figure formed by extending the sides of a regular hexagon to meet at six points
2. a group of six broken or unbroken lines which may be combined into 64 different patterns, as used in the I Ching

Derived Forms

• ˌhexaˈgrammoid, adjectivenoun

Other Words From

• hexa·grammoid adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexagram¹

First recorded in 1860–65; hexa-, -gram ¹

Example Sentences

The inner circle depicts a triple Tau, with a hexagram where the bases join, and beneath is the Ace of Cups.

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Pascal—who discovered the "Mystic Hexagram" at the age of sixteen.

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Paracelsus ascribes a similar, though a lesser degree of virtue to the hexagram.

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The hexagram at ten years old would be a hundred times less unlikely.

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The celebrated theorem, "Pascal's hexagram," makes all the rest come very easy.

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