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hexagonal definition

hex·ago·nal (hek sagə nəl)

adjective

  1. of, or having the form of, a hexagon
  2. having a six-sided base or section: said of a solid figure
  3. designating or of a crystal system having three axes of equal length that intersect in the same plane so as to form six 60° angles and a fourth of any length that intersects the plane of the other three at a right angle

Etymology: ML hexagonalis

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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