hexagonal

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

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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hexagonally

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Recent Examples of hexagonal from the Web

Those reversals put the Americans in an unprecedented 0-2-0 Hexagonal hole and led to coach Jurgen Klinsmann’s dismissal.

— brian straus, SI.com, "USMNT Feeling Confident Prior to Friday's World Cup Qualifier vs. Costa Rica," 29 Aug. 2017
The hexagonal black grille is outlined in silver with five notched silver horizontal slats.

— emma jayne williams, star-telegram, "Redesign of Audi Q7 for 2017 raises the bar for this 7-passenger crossover," 18 Aug. 2017
The Marshal shades are most noticeable because their hexagonal shape; the slightly angular lens is a distinctly different look from a standard aviator shape.

— christine flammia, Esquire, "Ray-Ban Just Dropped Your New Favorite Sunglasses," 7 Aug. 2017
Other standouts include Bjarke Ingels' Urban Rigger, a floating, carbon neutral housing solution that arranges shipping containers on a hexagonal platform, creating roof terraces and a courtyard in the process.

— clive martin, CNN, "World Building of the Year 2017 shortlist revealed," 7 July 2017
The hotel logo riffs on the hexagonal design of the old-school NOPSI manhole covers.

— jennifer larino, NOLA.com, "See inside the renovated NOPSI Hotel in New Orleans," 6 July 2017
A swath of hexagonal tiles wraps around a wood-burning stove, and a band of graphic tiles adds a pop of energy to the tiny kitchen.

— celia barbour, ELLE Decor, "House Tour: Amanda Seyfried's Rustic Catskills Retreat Is A Study In Cozy Modernism," 28 June 2017
It's made of 18 smaller hexagonal mirrors arranged in a honeycomb configuration.

— jeffrey kluger, Time, "Eyes In the Sky," 22 June 2017
Strange houses, buildings designed around hexagonal units and arranged on the diagonal.

— josephine livingstone, New Republic, "The Unrealized Visions of Frank Lloyd Wright," 22 June 2017

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