英语词汇“flexagon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

flexagon

/ˈflɛksəɡ(ə)n/

Mathematics

noun

Originally: a strip of paper marked with equilateral triangles, alternately upright and inverted and each typically decorated with a pattern or colour, which can be folded into the shape of a regular hexagon in a number of different ways; a hexagon made in this way, which can be manipulated to display different faces in different combinations. In later use also: any regular polygon made in this way.

A prefix is often used to specify the number of sides of a given flexagon, as in hexaflexagon, tetraflexagon. A further prefix is sometimes used to specify the number of faces the flexagon can display, as in hexahexaflexagon..

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Mathematical Gazette. Blend of flex and hexagon.

单词	flexagon
释义	flexagon /ˈflɛksəɡ(ə)n/ Mathematics noun Originally: a strip of paper marked with equilateral triangles, alternately upright and inverted and each typically decorated with a pattern or colour, which can be folded into the shape of a regular hexagon in a number of different ways; a hexagon made in this way, which can be manipulated to display different faces in different combinations. In later use also: any regular polygon made in this way. A prefix is often used to specify the number of sides of a given flexagon, as in hexaflexagon, tetraflexagon. A further prefix is sometimes used to specify the number of faces the flexagon can display, as in hexahexaflexagon.. Origin 1950s; earliest use found in Mathematical Gazette. Blend of flex and hexagon.
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