hexagonal
adjective
hex·ag·o·nal
hek-ˈsa-gə-nᵊl 
1
: having six angles and six sides
2
: having a hexagon as section or base
3
: relating to or being a crystal system characterized by three equal lateral axes intersecting at angles of 60 degrees and a vertical axis of variable length at right angles
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Large Flower Vase The hexagonal flower vase in the front of the lobby was created at the suggestion of the late Yoshiro Taniguchi.
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The True Temp’s surface is cooling in real life and not only on paper, and the outer cover’s hexagonal design feels great on your cheek!
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Graphene, which is essentially a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal pattern, makes denim fabrics three times stronger than conventional alternatives.
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The benefits of the new material, called ultra-clean monolayer amorphous carbon (UC-MAC), are derived from its disordered ring structure, which contrasts with the perfect hexagonal rings in graphene.
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Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The True Temp’s surface is cooling in real life and not only on paper, and the outer cover’s hexagonal design feels great on your cheek!
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2025
Graphene, which is essentially a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal pattern, makes denim fabrics three times stronger than conventional alternatives.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
The benefits of the new material, called ultra-clean monolayer amorphous carbon (UC-MAC), are derived from its disordered ring structure, which contrasts with the perfect hexagonal rings in graphene.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2025
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hexagonal
adjective
hex·ag·o·nal
hek-ˈsag-ən-ᵊl
1
: having six angles and six sides
2
: having a hexagon as a section or base
a hexagonal prism
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