hexagon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- hĕk'səgŏn (US)
- hĕk'səgən (UK)
- /ˈhɛk.sə.ɡən/ (UK)
- (Canada) audio
- /ˈhɛk.sə.ɡɑn/ (US)
Etymology
From Latin hexagōnum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάγωνον (hexágōnon). By surface analysis, hexa- + -gon. Piecewise doublet of sexagon.
Meanings
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A polygon with six sides and six angles.
The project was a huge, queen-size quilt made up of 100 hexagon pieces – 50 of them embroidered with a design for every US state and 50 stars. […] Once the designs are all stitched and the hexagons are returned to Downey, they will be assembled into the completed quilt.
2019 October 25, Konstantin Toropin, “A woman found an unfinished, 20-year-old quilt and complete strangers are helping piece it together”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2019:Meronyms: angle, side; see also Thesaurus:polygon
If we just plopped down a dot for every observation we’d end up with an undifferentiated black blob, so the weathergami technique visualizes frequency of temperature pairs: we divide the chart area into a fine hexagonal grid, and then color each hexagon according to how many daily observations fall within it.
2023 November 9, Christopher Ingram, ““Weathergami” charts paint new portrait of Minnesota climate”, in Minnesota Reformer, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hexagons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
polygon · decagon · heptagon · octagon · quadrilateral · pentagon · nonagon · triangle
Deriveds
Pappus's hexagon theorem · Brianchon hexagon · pseudohexagon · Lemoine hexagon · quasihexagon · Tucker hexagon · flexagon · hexagonal
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
6-gon · sexagon · sexangle · hexangle
Translations (102)
lt šešiakampis (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · vi lục giác (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · kk алтыбұрыш (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · hsb heksagon (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · uz musaddas (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · ta அறுகோணம் (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · hi षट्कोण (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · stq Säkskaant (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · eo sesangulo (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · lo ຫົກແຈ (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · hy վեցանկյուն (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · nn sekskant (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · nn heksagon (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · fur esagon (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · it esagono (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · id segi enam (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · es hexágono (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · cmn 六邊形 /六边形 (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · nv hastą́ą́góó adeezʼá (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · zu unxasithupha class 1a/2a (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · de 6-Eck (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · eo seslatero (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · de Hexagon (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · af seshoek (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · fi kuusikulmio (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · pt hexágono (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · hsb šěsćróžk (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · ar مُسَدَّس (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · af heksagoon (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · pl sześciobok (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · io hexagono (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · kum алты мююшлюк (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · sw heksagoni (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · fi heksagoni (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · nb heksagon (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · dsb šesćrožk (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · shn ႁူၵ်းၸဵင်ႇ (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · he מְשׁוּשֶּׁה (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · or ଛକୋଣି (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · gu ષટ્કોણ (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · frs seskâant (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · is sexhyrningur (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · th หกเหลี่ยม (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · nv hastą́ągo bízniikʼą́ (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · tr müseddes (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · da sekskant (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · fo sekshyrningur (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · cmn 六角形 (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · sl šestkotnik (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · cy hecsagon (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · sk šesťuholník (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · mi tapaono (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · te షడ్భుజి (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · pl sześciokąt (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · de Sechseck (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · ga heicseagán (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · sv hexagon (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · alt алтытолык (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · sl šesterokotnik (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · kn ಷಟ್ಕೋನ (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · tr altıgen (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · ru шестиугольник (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · grc ἑξάγωνον (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · el εξάγωνο (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · fa مسدس (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · sv sexhörning (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · sh šesterokut (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · ko 육각형 (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · sq gjashtëkëndësh (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · bn ষড়ভুজ (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · uk шестику́тник (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · ca hexàgon (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · cs šestiúhelník (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · hsb šesćiróžk (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · ast hexágonu (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · km ឆកោណ (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · fa ششگوشه (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · my ဆက္ကဂံ (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · hu hatszög (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · vi hình sáu cạnh (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · pa ਛੇਭੁਜ (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · tl eksagono (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · ms heksagon (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · frr Sokshuk (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · tl nimsiha (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · tl animang-gilid (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · mk шеста́голник (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · lo ຫົກຫຼ່ຽມ (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · fr hexagone (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · ml ഷഡ്ഭുജം (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · ja 六角形 (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · my ဆဋ္ဌဂံ (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · lv sešstūris (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · gl hexágono (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · nl zeshoek (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · cy chweongl (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · fy seishoek (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · nb sekskant (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · bg шестоъгълник (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · ka ექვსკუთხედი (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · eo heksagono (A polygon with six sides and six angles) · la hexagōnum (A polygon with six sides and six angles)