hexagram

[ hek-suh-gram ]

/ ˈhɛk səˌgræm /

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noun

a six-pointed starlike figure formed of two equilateral triangles placed concentrically with each side of a triangle parallel to a side of the other and on opposite sides of the center.

Geometry. a figure of six lines.

Origin of hexagram

First recorded in 1860–65; see origin at hexa-, -gram¹

OTHER WORDS FROM hexagram

hex·a·gram·moid, adjective, noun

Words nearby hexagram

hexaemeron, hexaethyl tetraphosphate, hexafluoride, hexagon, hexagonal, hexagram, hexahedron, hexahydrate, hexahydric, hexahydroaniline, hexahydrobenzene

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Example sentences from the Web for hexagram

The inner circle depicts a triple Tau, with a hexagram where the bases join, and beneath is the Ace of Cups.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence
The hexagram at ten years old would be a hundred times less unlikely.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)|Augustus De Morgan
The celebrated theorem, "Pascal's hexagram," makes all the rest come very easy.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)|Augustus De Morgan
Paracelsus ascribes a similar, though a lesser degree of virtue to the hexagram.
The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy|Charles John Samuel Thompson

That is, by the time Pascal was nineteen, the hexagram was circulating under a name derived from the author.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)|Augustus De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for hexagram

hexagram

/ (ˈhɛksəˌɡræm) /

noun

a star-shaped figure formed by extending the sides of a regular hexagon to meet at six points

a group of six broken or unbroken lines which may be combined into 64 different patterns, as used in the I Ching

Derived forms of hexagram

hexagrammoid, adjective, noun

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单词	hexagram
释义	hexagram [ hek-suh-gram ] / ˈhɛk səˌgræm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hexagram ON THESAURUS.COM noun a six-pointed starlike figure formed of two equilateral triangles placed concentrically with each side of a triangle parallel to a side of the other and on opposite sides of the center. Geometry. a figure of six lines. Origin of hexagram First recorded in 1860–65; see origin at hexa-, -gram¹ OTHER WORDS FROM hexagram hex·a·gram·moid, adjective, noun Words nearby hexagram hexaemeron, hexaethyl tetraphosphate, hexafluoride, hexagon, hexagonal, hexagram, hexahedron, hexahydrate, hexahydric, hexahydroaniline, hexahydrobenzene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hexagram The inner circle depicts a triple Tau, with a hexagram where the bases join, and beneath is the Ace of Cups. The Illustrated Key to the Tarot\|L. W. de Laurence The hexagram at ten years old would be a hundred times less unlikely. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)\|Augustus De Morgan The celebrated theorem, "Pascal's hexagram," makes all the rest come very easy. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)\|Augustus De Morgan Paracelsus ascribes a similar, though a lesser degree of virtue to the hexagram. The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy\|Charles John Samuel Thompson That is, by the time Pascal was nineteen, the hexagram was circulating under a name derived from the author. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)\|Augustus De Morgan British Dictionary definitions for hexagram hexagram / (ˈhɛksəˌɡræm) / noun a star-shaped figure formed by extending the sides of a regular hexagon to meet at six points a group of six broken or unbroken lines which may be combined into 64 different patterns, as used in the I Ching Derived forms of hexagram hexagrammoid, adjective, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hexagram semester, hexad, sextet, hexagon, sextuplet, hexahedron
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hexagram

noun

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OTHER WORDS FROM hexagram

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Example sentences from the Web for hexagram

British Dictionary definitions for hexagram

noun

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