hexagonal

English

Etymology

hexagon + -al

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛkˈsæɡənəl/
  • (file)
A hexagonal shape (cristallography)

Adjective

hexagonal (not comparable)

  1. (geometry) Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
    Nuts in engineering are generally hexagonal.
  2. (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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Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From hexàgon + -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [əɡ.zə.ɣuˈnal]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [əɡ.zə.ɣoˈnal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [eɡ.za.ɣoˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

hexagonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hexagonals)

  1. hexagonal
    escacs hexagonals
    hexagonal chess

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /ɛɡ.za.ɡɔ.nal/
  • (file)

Adjective

hexagonal (feminine hexagonale, masculine plural hexagonaux, feminine plural hexagonales)

  1. hexagonal
    échecs hexagonaux
    hexagonal chess
  2. French; specifically, related to the French mainland (l'Hexagone)

Further reading

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [heksaˈɣonal]

Adjective

hexagonal m or f (plural hexagonais)

  1. hexagonal

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

hexagonal (strong nominative masculine singular hexagonaler, not comparable)

  1. hexagonal
    Synonym: sechseckig

Declension

Further reading

  • hexagonal” in Duden online
  • hexagonal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ek.sa.ɡoˈnaw/ [ek.sa.ɡoˈnaʊ̯], /e.za.ɡoˈnaw/ [e.za.ɡoˈnaʊ̯], /eɡ.za.ɡoˈnaw/ [eɡ.za.ɡoˈnaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɛ.zɐ.ɡuˈnal/ [ɛ.zɐ.ɣuˈnaɫ], /ɛ.ɡzɐ.ɡuˈnal/ [ɛ.ɣzɐ.ɣuˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɛ.zɐ.ɡuˈna.li/ [ɛ.zɐ.ɣuˈna.li], /ɛ.ɡzɐ.ɡuˈna.li/ [ɛ.ɣzɐ.ɣuˈna.li]

Adjective

hexagonal m or f (plural hexagonais)

  1. (geometry) hexagonal (having six edges)

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 and neuter plural hexagonale)

  1. hexagonal
    șah hexagonal
    hexagonal chess

Declension

Derived terms

  • sistem hexagonal

Further reading

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)

  1. hexagonal

Further reading

Swedish

Adjective

hexagonal (not comparable)

  1. hexagonal
    Synonym: sexhörnig

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
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