hexagonal

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/hɛkˈsæɡ.ə.nəl/

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/hɛkˈsæɡ.ə.nəl/ · /ˈhɛk.sə.ɡɵ.nəl/

Definition of hexagonal

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable)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.”

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adj

(not-comparable)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.”
(not-comparable)Having three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle.

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From hexagon + -al. Piecewise doublet of sexagonal.

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