hexagon
NounUS[hek-suh-gon]/ˈhɛksəˌɡɑn/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a six-sided polygonType of polygon, polygonal shapeKinds regular hexagon
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Hex′a·gon noun
Origin: L. hexagonum, Gr. … six-cornered; ἕξ six (akin to E. six) + … angle.
Geometry A plane figure of six angles.
Regular hexagon, a hexagon in which the angles are all equal, and the sides are also all equal.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54