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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesesagono
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eˈza.ɡo.no
"Ogni cella dell'alveare è un esagono regolare."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A plane figure with six straight sides and six angles.
"The honeycomb cells naturally form a tessellation of regular hexagons." - 2
Something having six sides or angles, such as a structural component or architectural layout.
"The park was designed with a central pavilion built on a stone hexagon."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'hexagōnon', a combination of 'hex' meaning six and 'gōnia' meaning angle or corner. It entered the English language in the late 16th century through Late Latin and French geometrical terminology, maintaining its precise mathematical and structural definition across centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hexagon" is said worldwide
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hexagone
Transliteration: ɛɡ.za.ɡɔn
"La cellule d'une abeille a la forme d'un hexagone."
Sechseck
Transliteration: ˈzɛçsˌʔɛk
"Eine Wabe hat die Form eines Sechsecks."
esagono
Transliteration: eˈza.ɡo.no
"Ogni cella dell'alveare è un esagono regolare."
hexágono
Transliteration: eɡˈsa.ɣo.no
"El panal de abejas está compuesto por celdas de hexágono."
hexágono
Transliteration: eɡˈza.ɡu.nu
"A estrutura do favo de mel é um hexágono perfeito."
षटकोण
Transliteration: shatkon
"मधुकोश की प्रत्येक कोशिका एक षटकोण होती है।"
六边形
Transliteration: liù biān xíng
"蜂巢是由许多整齐的六边形组成的。"
육각형
Transliteration: yuk-gak-hyeong
"벌집의 방들은 육각형 모양으로 이루어져 있습니다."
六角形
Transliteration: rokkakukei
"蜂の巣の部屋は綺麗な六角形をしています。"
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