hexagonal

adjective hex·ag·o·nal \ hek-ˈsa-gə-nᵊl \

|Updated on: 20 Jul 2018

Definition of hexagonal

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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Recent Examples of hexagonal from the Web

The Keck Telescopes in Hawaii pushed the boundary by constructing a 10-meter mirror made of many smaller hexagonal mirrors arranged together.

— scott k. johnson, Ars Technica, "Building the world’s highest-resolution telescope," 9 July 2018
The hexagonal central piece and the expansion leaves pop up out of the table once there's enough space to accommodate them.

— andrew moseman, Popular Mechanics, "Ingenious Table Expands When You Turn It," 5 July 2018
At the top of the structure, three LED lights fill the hexagonal holes and light up like a lamp when skin touches the outside of the concrete.

— liz stinson, Curbed, "Smart concrete wall reacts to human touch," 2 July 2018
Six teams — Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and the U.S. — have already qualified for the tournament by virtue of reaching the final, hexagonal round of World Cup qualifying in 2016.

— kevin baxter, latimes.com, "Banc of California Stadium will stage Gold Cup soccer matches next summer," 14 May 2018
There are many versions of this on the market, but we’re taken with CB2’s masculine refresh: a hexagonal base made of shesham wood and a leather top.

— joanna linberg, Sunset, "11 Double-Duty Furniture Pieces for Small Spaces," 22 Jan. 2018
The structure has been variously described as a rockabilly coif and an aluminum corset (thanks to its skin of 16,000 hexagonal reflective aluminum tiles).

— mary kaye schilling, Town & Country, "Discovering the Culture of Mexico City," 18 Oct. 2016
The pieces are cut in hexagonal shapes that evoke a soccer ball.

— alex tudela, New York Times, "Gift Ideas for the Vast Array of Dad Types," 13 June 2018
All nanotubes are variations on a theme, with a hexagonal mesh of carbon atoms rolled into a cylinder.

— john timmer, Ars Technica, "Process takes CO₂ from the air, converts it to carbon nanotubes," 30 May 2018

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