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hexagonal

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hex⋅ag⋅o⋅nal

  [hek-sag-uh-nl]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or having the form of a hexagon.
2. having a hexagon as a base or cross section: a hexagonal prism.
3. divided into hexagons, as a surface.
4. Crystallography. noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which three equal axes intersect at angles of 60° on one plane, and the fourth axis, of a different length, intersects them perpendicularly.
Origin:
1565–75; hexagon + -al 1

Related forms:
hex⋅ag⋅o⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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hex·ag·o·nal   (hěk-sāg'ə-nəl)   
adj.  

  1. Having six sides.

  2. Containing a hexagon or shaped like one.

  3. Mineralogy Having three equal axes intersecting at angles of 60° in one plane and one axis of variable length that is perpendicular to the others.

hex·ag'o·nal·ly adv.
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hexagonal   (hěk-sāg'ə-nəl)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Having six sides.

  2. Relating to a crystal having three axes of equal length intersecting at angles of 60° in one plane, and a fourth axis of a different length that is perpendicular to this plane. The mineral calcite has hexagonal crystals. See illustration at crystal.


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