hexagonal
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From hexagon + -al. Piecewise doublet of sexagonal.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /hɛkˈsæɡənəl/
Rhymes: -æɡənəl
=== Adjective ===
hexagonal (not comparable)
(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.
==== Synonyms ====
sexagonal (rare)
==== Coordinate terms ====
triclinic
monoclinic
orthorhombic
rhombohedral
tetragonal
cubic
==== Derived terms ====
==== Translations ====
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From hexàgon + -al.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central) [əɡ.zə.ɣuˈnal]
IPA(key): (Balearic) [əɡ.zə.ɣoˈnal]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [eɡ.za.ɣoˈnal]
Rhymes: -al
=== Adjective ===
hexagonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hexagonals)
hexagonal
=== Further reading ===
“hexagonal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(mute h) IPA(key): /ɛɡ.za.ɡɔ.nal/
=== Adjective ===
hexagonal (feminine hexagonale, masculine plural hexagonaux, feminine plural hexagonales)
hexagonal
French; specifically, related to the French mainland (l'Hexagone)
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“hexagonal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Galician ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [heksaˈɣonal]
=== Adjective ===
hexagonal m or f (plural hexagonais)
hexagonal
=== Further reading ===
“hexagonal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== German ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -aːl
=== Adjective ===
hexagonal (strong nominative masculine singular hexagonaler, not comparable)
hexagonal
Synonym: sechseckig
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“hexagonal” in Duden online
“hexagonal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Adjective ===
hexagonal m or f (plural hexagonais)
(geometry) hexagonal (having six edges)
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“hexagonal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“hexagonal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French hexagonal. By surface analysis, hexagon + -al.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌhek.sa.ɡoˈnal/
=== Adjective ===
hexagonal m or n (feminine singular hexagonală, masculine plural hexagonali, feminine/neuter plural hexagonale)
hexagonal
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“hexagonal”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /eɡsaɡoˈnal/ [eɣ̞.sa.ɣ̞oˈnal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: he‧xa‧go‧nal
=== Adjective ===
hexagonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hexagonales)
hexagonal
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“hexagonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Swedish ==
=== Adjective ===
hexagonal (not comparable)
hexagonal
Synonym: sexhörnig
==== Declension ====
==== Related terms ====
=== References ===
hexagonal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)