Synonyms for hexagon
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hek-suh-gon, -guh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛk səˌgɒn, -gən |
Top 10 synonyms for hexagon Other synonyms for the word hexagon
Définition of hexagon
Origin :- 1560s, from Latin hexagonum, from Greek hexagonon, from hex "six" (see hexa-) + gonia "angle" (see knee (n.)).
- As in Star of David : noun six-pointed star
- As in six : noun six of something
- To file a hexagon, or six-sided nut will be a good test with a file.
- Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
- For a hexagon head we have the processes, Figures 170 and 171.
- Extract from : « Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught » by Joshua Rose
- Of these three geometrical figures, the hexagon most completely unites.
- Extract from : « The Book of Sports: » by William Martin
- Of the three figures, the hexagon is the most proper for convenience and strength.
- Extract from : « Animal Intelligence » by George J. Romanes
- Why, in the infinity of polygons, has the instinct of these insects only chosen one hexagon?
- Extract from : « Everyday Objects » by W. H. Davenport Adams
- When the six sides are completed, prepare the hexagon baseboard to suit.
- Extract from : « Rustic Carpentry » by Paul N. Hasluck
- Have an assortment, in different sizes, of both the square and the hexagon nuts.
- Extract from : « Farm Mechanics » by Herbert A. Shearer
- For a hexagon nut this angle may be shown to be one of 15°, as in Fig. 444.
- Extract from : « Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II » by Joshua Rose
- In this case, for example, we have "hexagon" from the Greek words for "six" and "angle."
- Extract from : « The Teaching of Geometry » by David Eugene Smith
- The building is hexagon shape and we look into half the hexagon.
- Extract from : « More Portmanteau Plays » by Stuart Walker
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