hexa·gon

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• hexagon — /hek seuh gon , geuhn/, n. a polygon having six angles and six sides. [1560 70; < Gk hexágonon. See HEXA , GON] * * * …   Universalium

• Hexagon — He|xa|gon 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: e; Geom.〉 Sechseck; →a. s. Pentagon [Etym.: <Hexa… + …gon] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

• hexagon — hex•a•gon [[t]ˈhɛk səˌgɒn, gən[/t]] n. math. a polygon having six angles and six sides • Etymology: 1560–70; < Gk hexágōnon. See hexa , gon …   From formal English to slang

• hexagon — n. a plane figure with six sides and angles. Derivatives: hexagonal adj. Etymology: LL hexagonum f. Gk (as HEXA , GON) …   Useful english dictionary

• hexagon — hex·a·gon || heksÉ™gÉ‘n / gÉ™n n. polygon having six angles and six sides …   English contemporary dictionary

• hexagons — hex·a·gon || heksÉ™gÉ‘n / gÉ™n n. polygon having six angles and six sides …   English contemporary dictionary

• Polygon — For other uses, see Polygon (disambiguation). Some polygons of different kinds In geometry a polygon (   …   Wikipedia

• Flexagon — In geometry, flexagons are flat models made from folded strips of paper that can be folded, or flexed , to reveal a number of hidden faces. They are amusing toys but have also caught the interest of mathematicians.Flexagons are usually square or… …   Wikipedia

• Pi — This article is about the number. For the Greek letter, see Pi (letter). For other uses, see Pi (disambiguation). The circumference of a ci …   Wikipedia

• hexagon — noun Etymology: Greek hexagōnon, neuter of hexagōnos hexagonal, from hexa + gōnia angle more at gon Date: 1570 a polygon of six angles and six sides …   New Collegiate Dictionary