hexagon

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hexagon

  • /ˈhɛk.sə.ɡən/ UK
  • /ˈhɛk.sə.ɡɑn/ US

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From Latin hexagōnum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάγωνον (hexágōnon). By surface analysis, hexa- + -gon. Piecewise doublet of sexagon.

noun hexagons

  1. A polygon with six sides and six angles. Meronyms: angle, side; see also Thesaurus:polygon

    Similar: 6-gon, hexangle, sexagon, sexangle

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noun A polygon with six sides and six angles

Españolhexágono
한국어육각형 yukgakhyeong
日本語六角形 rokkakukei
中文六邊形 /六边形 liùbiānxíng, 六角形 liùjiǎoxíng
हिन्दीषट्कोण ṣaṭkoṇ
Kiswahiliheksagoni
Portuguêshexágono
Françaishexagone
DeutschSechseck, 6-Eck, Hexagon
Italianoesagono
Ελληνικάεξάγωνο exágono
Русскийшестиугольник šestiugolʹnik
Tiếng Việtlục giác, hình sáu cạnh
العربيةمُسَدَّس musaddas
עבריתמְשׁוּשֶּׁה meshushé

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"hexagon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hexagon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{hexagon_2026,
  title = {hexagon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hexagon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}