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hexagon

  • noun
  • hex·a·gon
  • hĕk'səgən

A polygon with six sides and six angles.

Related words

  • Brianchon hexagon
  • flexagon
  • hexagonal
  • Lemoine hexagon
  • Pappus's hexagon theorem
  • pseudohexagon
  • quasihexagon
  • Tucker hexagon

Example sentences

  • “How many sides does a hexagon have?”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "ἑξάγωνον".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “hexagon” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.