hexagonal
adj/hɛkˈsæɡ.ə.nəl/
Etymology From hexagon + -al. Piecewise doublet of sexagonal.
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Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
- Nuts in engineering are generally hexagonal.
- 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:
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Chemistry, Crystallography, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Having three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle.
- Synonyms
- sexagonal
- Derived terms
- dihexagonal, hexagonal chess, hexagonality, hexagonally, hexagonal number, hexagonal prism, hexagonal water, nonhexagonal, orthohexagonal, pseudohexagonal, quasihexagonal, semihexagonal, subhexagonal, trihexagonal
- Coordinate terms
- triclinic, monoclinic, orthorhombic, rhombohedral, tetragonal, cubic