hexagonal
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A hexagonal shape (cristallography)
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
hexagonal (not comparable)
- (geometry) Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
- Nuts in engineering are generally hexagonal.
- (crystallography) Having three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle.
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Coordinate terms
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Translations
geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon
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crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°
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Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
hexagonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hexagonals)
Further reading
- “hexagonal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
hexagonal (feminine hexagonale, masculine plural hexagonaux, feminine plural hexagonales)
- hexagonal
- échecs hexagonaux
- hexagonal chess
- French; specifically, related to the French mainland (l'Hexagone)
Related terms
Further reading
- “hexagonal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Galician
Pronunciation
Adjective
hexagonal m or f (plural hexagonais)
Further reading
- “hexagonal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
hexagonal (strong nominative masculine singular hexagonaler, not comparable)
- hexagonal
- Synonym: sechseckig
Declension
Positive forms of hexagonal (uncomparable)
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
hexagonal m or f (plural hexagonais)
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French hexagonal. By surface analysis, hexagon + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hexagonal m or n (feminine singular hexagonală, masculine plural hexagonali, feminine and neuter plural hexagonale)
Declension
Declension of hexagonal
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | hexagonal | hexagonală | hexagonali | hexagonale | ||
| definite | hexagonalul | hexagonala | hexagonalii | hexagonalele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | hexagonal | hexagonale | hexagonali | hexagonale | ||
| definite | hexagonalului | hexagonalei | hexagonalilor | hexagonalelor | |||
Derived terms
Further reading
- hexagonal in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
hexagonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hexagonales)
Related terms
Further reading
- “hexagonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Adjective
hexagonal (not comparable)
Declension
| Inflection of hexagonal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | hexagonal | — | — |
| Neuter singular | hexagonalt | — | — |
| Plural | hexagonala | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | hexagonale | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | hexagonale | — | — |
| All | hexagonala | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||