Hexagonal Meaning
/hɛkˈsæɡ.ə.nəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
adjHaving three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle.
Sentence Examples
Benzene molecules are hexagonal in shape.
Why do bees make the cells of their honeycomb in a hexagonal shape?
The sheet was punctured by a grid of hexagonal holes.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The church had a ____ window with six sides of equal length.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cells of a honeycomb have a ____ shape, which is highly efficient for storing honey.
Word Origin & History
From hexagon + -al. Piecewise doublet of sexagonal.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"If we just plopped down a dot for every observation we’d end up with an undifferentiated black blob, so the weathergami technique visualizes frequency of temperature pairs: we divide the chart area into a fine hexagonal grid, and then color each hexagon according to how many daily observations fall within it."
— 2023 November 9, Christopher Ingram, ““Weathergami” charts paint new portrait of Minnesota climate”, in Minnesota Reformer:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The church had a ____ window with six sides of equal length.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cells of a honeycomb have a ____ shape, which is highly efficient for storing honey.