hexagon

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a polygon with six sides and six angles

   Each cell in the diagram is a regular hexagon with six equal sides.

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Simplified etymology

Hexagon entered English in the late 16th century and derives its numerical element from Greek hexa, “six,” which shares an ancient root with English six and Latin sex.

Through Latin hexagonum from Greek hexagonon, 'six-angled figure,' formed from hex, 'six,' + gonia, 'angle or corner.' The combining forms survive in hexa- and -gon, as in hexagonal and polygon.

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