hexagon
pronunciation
How to pronounce hexagon in British English:
UK [ˈheksəgən]
How to pronounce hexagon in American English:
US [ˈheksəgɑn]
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- Noun:
- a six-sided polygon
Word Origin
- hexagon (n.)
- 1560s, from Latin hexagonum, from Greek hexagonon, from hex "six" (see hexa-) + gonia "angle" (see -gon).
Example
- 1. Saturn has a hexagon , it 's some kind of a wave , but it 's a permanent wave .
- 2. Click on a hexagon to place a new monster there .
- 3. The dark green hexagon is the focus of the system ; the light green hexagons are the supporting elements .
- 4. File off both bores to the hexagon of the insertion bushing using a needle-point file .
- 5. France is known by frenchmen as " the hexagon " because of its shape .