hexagonal

IPA: hɛksˈægʌnʌɫ

adjective

  • (geometry) Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
  • (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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Examples of "hexagonal" in Sentences

  • Both crystallize in the hexagonal system.
  • The piers of the bridge are hexagonal in shape.
  • The crystal system of the mineral is hexagonal.
  • Central at the top of the stand is a hexagonal cupola.
  • Anyways, the hexagonal shapes can infer the use of ironcladding.
  • The match, the first of 10 games in the final round - commonly referred to as the 'hexagonal' - will kickoff at 7 p.m.
  • This arrangement is referred to as "hexagonal closest packing;" something often seen in honeycombs or oranges stacked at a fruit stand.
  • The Honeycomb Inexplicably Offset Icon Grid is still arranged in the same way, but the actual honeycomb graphics-that is, the hexagonal icon ...
  • The top two teams in each group advance to the final six-nation qualifying round, which has come to be known as the hexagonal, with play starting early in 2013.
  • The top two teams in each group will advance to the final regional qualifying round, the so-called hexagonal, with the top three teams in that group advancing to the World Cup in Brazil.
  • The Honeycomb Inexplicably Offset Icon Grid is still arranged in the same way, but the actual honeycomb graphics-that is, the hexagonal icon containers that filled the original matrix-have been done away with.
  • The Fire Rainbow happens when you have high-altitude sunlight (58 degrees or higher) hitting special types of ice crystals known as hexagonal plate crystals, found naturally in very-high altitude cirrus clouds.

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