hexagonal
/hekˈsæɡənəl/hek-SA-guh-nuhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/hɛkˈsæɡənəl/hek-SA-guh-nuhl
Meaningrelating to a hexagon
Common meaning: six-sided
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- hexsixLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 501 · scan
- gona corner, angle; the kneeLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 171 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
‘six’ + ‘a corner, angle’ → hexagonal
Journey through time
hex Greek ἕξ “six”
- Greekἕξ
gon Greek γωνία; γόνυ “a corner, angle; the knee”
- Greekγωνία; γόνυ
Parts join in Greek as hexágōnos.
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from hexagon + -al.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), HEXAGON, p.264 · scan
Roots
- γωνία; γόνυ Greek “a corner, angle; the knee”
- ἕξ Greek “six”
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