hexagonal

hex·ag·o·nal

of, or having the form of, a hexagon
having a six-sided base or section: said of a solid figure
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

Origin of hexagonal

Medieval Latin hexagonalis

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hexagonal

adjective

Having six sides.
Containing a hexagon or shaped like one.
Mineralogy Having three equal axes intersecting at angles of 60° in one plane and one axis of variable length that is perpendicular to the others.

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Having six sides.
Relating to a crystal having three axes of equal length intersecting at angles of 60° in one plane, and a fourth axis of a different length that is perpendicular to this plane. The mineral calcite has hexagonal crystals.
See illustration at crystal

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Adjective

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(geometry) Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
Nuts in engineering are generally hexagonal.
(crystallography) Having three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle.

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