noun
hexagon
HEK-suh-gahn/ˈheksəɡɑːn/
A flat shape with six straight sides and six angles.
This hexagon has six straight sides and six distinct corners.
Etymology
The Greek components describe a “six-cornered” figure. The English definition counts its sides instead, but the same polygon has six corners and six sides.
In context
the dis grows into a hexagon more ice forms at the six radiating points
More examples
- She draws a hexagon with a ruler.
- The floor tiles are shaped like hexagons.
- A hexagon can have sides of different lengths.
Forms
hexagon · hexagons
hexagonal adjective — Having six straight sides and six angles.
Similar words
- polygon
- A broader term for any flat, straight-sided closed shape.