hexagonal

Etymology

hexagon + -al

adj

  1. (geometry) Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
    Nuts in engineering are generally hexagonal.
  2. (crystallography) Having three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle.

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