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hexagonal

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /hɛkˈsæɡ.ə.nəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • Nuts in engineering are generally hexagonal.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, crystallography, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

having six sides or divided into hexagons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hexangular

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hexagon + -al. Piecewise doublet of sexagonal.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: ষড়ভুজাকৃতি (śoṛbhujakriti) — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Bulgarian: шестоъгълен (šestoǎgǎlen) — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Catalan: hexagonal — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Danish: heksagonal — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Danish: sekskantet — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Dutch: zeshoekig — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Dutch: hexagonaal — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Esperanto: sesangula — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Esperanto: seslatera — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Finnish: kuusikulmainen — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • French: hexagonal — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Friulian: esagonâl — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Georgian: ექვსკუთხა (ekvsḳutxa) — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Georgian: ჰექსაგონალური (heksagonaluri) — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • German: hexagonal — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • German: sechseckig — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Greek: εξάγωνος (exágonos) — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Greek: εξαγωνικός (exagonikós) — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Ancient Greek: ἑξάγωνος (hexágōnos) — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Hebrew: משושה \ מְשֻׁשֶּׁה (meshushé) — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Hungarian: hatszögletű — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Icelandic: sexhyrndur — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Irish: heicseagánach — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Italian: esagonale — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Kazakh: алты бұрышты (alty būryşty) — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Manx: shey-lhiatteeagh — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sekskantet — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sekskanta — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sekskanta — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Polish: sześciokątny — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Portuguese: hexagonal — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Russian: шестиуго́льный (šestiugólʹnyj) — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Slovak: šesťuholníkový — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Spanish: hexagonal — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Swedish: hexagonal — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Swedish: sexhörnig — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Tagalog: nimsihain — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Turkish: altıgensel — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Turkish: hegzagonal — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Turkish: hekzagonal — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Ukrainian: шестику́тний (šestykútnyj) — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Welsh: hecsagonol — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Welsh: chweochrog — geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
  • Bulgarian: хексагонален (heksagonalen) — crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°
  • Chinese Mandarin: 六方 (liùfāng) — crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°
  • Dutch: hexagonaal — crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°
  • Finnish: heksagoninen — crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°
  • Polish: sześciokątny — crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°
  • Portuguese: hexagonal — crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°
Real reading context

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