hexagram
pronunciation
How to pronounce hexagram in British English:
UK [ˈheksəgræm]
How to pronounce hexagram in American English:
US [ˈhɛksəˌɡræm]
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- Noun:
- a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles
Word Origin
- hexagram (n.)
- 1863 as a type of geometric figure, from hexa- + -gram. I Ching sense attested from 1882.
Example
- 1. Each throw creates one line of the hexagram .
- 2. Mother turned nine hexagram from the ' mini tour in break an agreement ' come .
- 3. Besides , the paper raises some opinions and suggestions on the drawbacks related to current yi studies by stressing the history , analyzing the body of the hexagram itself , and studying the divinatory verses .