Hexagonal

//hɛkˈsæɡənəl//

Synonyms for "hexagonal" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

cubic hexangular

Adjective(1 words)

hexangular

Strong matches (3)

monoclinic octagonal orthorhombic

Related words (5)

rhombohedral sixth tetragonal triclinic

Adjective(1 words)

sexagonal

Related word relations

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Synonyms

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hexangular

coordinate

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cubic monoclinic orthorhombic rhombohedral tetragonal triclinic

derived

14 entries

dihexagonal hexagonal chess hexagonal number hexagonal prism hexagonal water hexagonality hexagonally nonhexagonal orthohexagonal pseudohexagonal quasihexagonal semihexagonal subhexagonal trihexagonal

has context

2 entries

crystallography geometry

related to

7 entries

angle axis cross section edge equal hexagon unequal

similar

6 entries

cubic monoclinic orthorhombic rhombohedral tetragonal triclinic

Translations

49 translations across 33 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ἑξάγωνος adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Bengali

1 entries

ষড়ভুজাকৃতি adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Bulgarian

2 entries

хексагонален adj (crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°)
шестоъгълен adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Catalan

1 entries

hexagonal adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Chinese Mandarin

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六方 adj (crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°)

Danish

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heksagonal adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)
sekskantet adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Dutch

3 entries

hexagonaal adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)
hexagonaal adj (crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°)
zeshoekig adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Esperanto

2 entries

sesangula adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)
seslatera adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Finnish

2 entries

heksagoninen adj (crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°)
kuusikulmainen adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

French

1 entries

hexagonal adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Friulian

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esagonâl adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Georgian

2 entries

ექვსკუთხა adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)
ჰექსაგონალური adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

German

2 entries

hexagonal adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)
sechseckig adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Greek

2 entries

εξάγωνος adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)
εξαγωνικός adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Hebrew

1 entries

משושה \ מְשֻׁשֶּׁה adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Hungarian

1 entries

hatszögletű adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Icelandic

1 entries

sexhyrndur adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Irish

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heicseagánach adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Italian

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esagonale adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Kazakh

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алты бұрышты adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Manx

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shey-lhiatteeagh adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

sekskanta adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)
sekskantet adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

sekskanta adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Polish

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sześciokątny adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)
sześciokątny adj (crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°)

Portuguese

2 entries

hexagonal adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)
hexagonal adj (crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°)

Russian

1 entries

шестиуго́льный adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Slovak

1 entries

šesťuholníkový adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Spanish

1 entries

hexagonal adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Swedish

2 entries

hexagonal adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)
sexhörnig adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Tagalog

1 entries

nimsihain adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Turkish

3 entries

altıgensel adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)
hegzagonal adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)
hekzagonal adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Ukrainian

1 entries

шестику́тний adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Welsh

2 entries

chweochrog adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)
hecsagonol adj (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon)

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Benzene molecules are hexagonal in shape.

Source: tatoeba (3276283)

Why do bees make the cells of their honeycomb in a hexagonal shape?

Source: tatoeba (10199849)

The sheet was punctured by a grid of hexagonal holes.

Source: tatoeba (10932592)

Nuts in engineering are generally hexagonal.

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