noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:hĕk'səgən
UK:/ˈhɛk.sə.ɡən/
US:hĕk'səgŏn
US:/ˈhɛk.sə.ɡɑn/
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CMU ARPABET:HH EH1 K S AH0 G AA2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A polygon with six sides and six angles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a six-sided polygon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: polygon, polygonal shape
Narrower terms: regular hexagon
History
Etymology
From Latin hexagōnum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάγωνον (hexágōnon). By surface analysis, hexa- + -gon. Piecewise doublet of sexagon.
Across languages
Translations
101 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
heksagoon
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Afrikaans:
seshoek
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Albanian:
gjashtëkëndësh
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Southern Altai:
алтытолык
(altïtolïk)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Arabic:
مُسَدَّس
(musaddas)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Armenian:
վեցանկյուն
(vecʻankyun)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Asturian:
hexágonu
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Bengali:
ষড়ভুজ
(śoṛobhuj)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Bulgarian:
шестоъгълник
(šestoǎgǎlnik)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Burmese:
ဆက္ကဂံ
(hcakka.gam)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Burmese:
ဆဋ္ဌဂံ
(hcathta.gam)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Catalan:
hexàgon
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Chinese Mandarin:
六邊形 /六边形
(liùbiānxíng)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Chinese Mandarin:
六角形
(liùjiǎoxíng)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Czech:
šestiúhelník
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Danish:
sekskant
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Dutch:
zeshoek
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
East Frisian Low German:
seskâant
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Esperanto:
seslatero
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Esperanto:
heksagono
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Esperanto:
sesangulo
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Faroese:
sekshyrningur
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Finnish:
kuusikulmio
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Finnish:
heksagoni
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
French:
hexagone
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
North Frisian:
Sokshuk
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Saterland Frisian:
Säkskaant
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
West-Frisian:
seishoek
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Friulian:
esagon
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Galician:
hexágono
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Georgian:
ექვსკუთხედი
(ekvsḳutxedi)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
German:
Sechseck
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
German:
6-Eck
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
German:
Hexagon
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Greek:
εξάγωνο
(exágono)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Ancient Greek:
ἑξάγωνον
(hexágōnon)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Gujarati:
ષટ્કોણ
(ṣaṭkoṇ)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Hebrew:
מְשׁוּשֶּׁה
(meshushé)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Hindi:
षट्कोण
(ṣaṭkoṇ)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Hungarian:
hatszög
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Icelandic:
sexhyrningur
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Ido:
hexagono
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Indonesian:
segi enam
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Irish:
heicseagán
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Italian:
esagono
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Japanese:
六角形
(rokkakukei)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Kannada:
ಷಟ್ಕೋನ
(ṣaṭkōna)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Kazakh:
алтыбұрыш
(altybūryş)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Khmer:
ឆកោណ
(chɑɑchɑkaon)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Korean:
육각형
(yukgakhyeong)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Kumyk:
алты мююшлюк
(altı müyuşlük)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Lao:
ຫົກແຈ
(hok chǣ)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Lao:
ຫົກຫຼ່ຽມ
(hok līam)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Latin:
hexagōnum
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Latvian:
sešstūris
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Lithuanian:
šešiakampis
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Macedonian:
шеста́голник
(šestágolnik)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Malay:
heksagon
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Malayalam:
ഷഡ്ഭുജം
(ṣaḍbhujaṁ)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Māori:
tapaono
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Navajo:
hastą́ągo bízniikʼą́
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Navajo:
hastą́ą́góó adeezʼá
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Norwegian Bokmål:
heksagon
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Norwegian Bokmål:
sekskant
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Norwegian Nynorsk:
heksagon
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sekskant
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Odia:
ଛକୋଣି
(chakoṇi)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Persian:
ششگوشه
(šeš-guše)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Persian:
مسدس
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Polish:
sześciokąt
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Polish:
sześciobok
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Portuguese:
hexágono
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Punjabi:
ਛੇਭੁਜ
(chebhuj)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Russian:
шестиугольник
(šestiugolʹnik)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Serbo-Croatian:
šesterokut
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Shan:
ႁူၵ်းၸဵင်ႇ
(húuk tsàeng)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Slovak:
šesťuholník
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Slovene:
šestkotnik
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Slovene:
šesterokotnik
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Lower Sorbian:
šesćrožk
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Upper Sorbian:
šěsćróžk
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Upper Sorbian:
šesćiróžk
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Upper Sorbian:
heksagon
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Spanish:
hexágono
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Swedish:
hexagon
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Swedish:
sexhörning
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Tagalog:
eksagono
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Tagalog:
nimsiha
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Tagalog:
animang-gilid
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Tamil:
அறுகோணம்
(aṟukōṇam)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Telugu:
షడ్భుజి
(ṣaḍbhuji)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Thai:
หกเหลี่ยม
(hòk-lìiam)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Turkish:
altıgen
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Turkish:
müseddes
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Ukrainian:
шестику́тник
(šestykútnyk)
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Uzbek:
musaddas
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Vietnamese:
lục giác
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Vietnamese:
hình sáu cạnh
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Welsh:
chweongl
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Welsh:
hecsagon
— A polygon with six sides and six angles
Zulu:
unxasithupha class 1a/2a
— A polygon with six sides and six angles