hexagonal

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[edit] English

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  • IPA: /hɛkˈsægənəl/, SAMPA: /hEk"s{g@n@l/
A hexagonal shape (cristallography)

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hexagonal (not comparable)

Positive
hexagonal

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. (geometry) Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
    Nuts in engineering are generally hexagonal.
  2. (crystallography) Having three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle.

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

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[edit] French

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hexagonal m. (f. hexagonale, m. plural hexagonaux, f. plural hexagonales)

  1. hexagonal

[edit] Galician

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hexagonal m. and f. (plural hexagonais)

  1. hexagonal

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Inflections of
hexagonal
Indefinite
singular		 Common hexagonal
Neuter hexagonalt
Definite
singular		 Masc. hexagonale
All hexagonala
Plural hexagonala
  1. hexagonal

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