hexagram

(heksə gram′)

noun

  1. a six-pointed star formed by extending the sides of a regular hexagon, or by placing one equilateral triangle over another so that corresponding sides intersect
  2. in the I Ching, a pair of trigrams

Origin: hexa- + -gram

See hexagram in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A six-pointed star formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon into equilateral triangles.
  2. A figure of six lines or sides.

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