US /hɛkˈsæɡ.ə.nəl/
adj Freq #53891

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.

    Nuts in engineering are generally hexagonal.

  2. 2
    adj

    having six sides or divided into hexagons

  3. 3
    adj

    Having three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · having six sides or divided... hexangular
More sexagonal
Word family
Derived forms dihexagonalhexagonalityhexagonallynonhexagonalorthohexagonalpseudohexagonalquasihexagonalsemihexagonalsubhexagonaltrihexagonal

Etymology

From hexagon + -al. Piecewise doublet of sexagonal.

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