Hexagon
Meaning
Any six-sided Polygon.
Etymology
From Greek hexa-, 'six' + -gon, 'angle,' meaning a figure with 'six angles'
Greek -gon derives from Indo-European genu-, 'knee, angle.'
Related mathematical terms
- For terms related to -gon, see: -gon, Polygon, Pentagon, Octagon, Diagonal, Orthogonal, Trigonometry
Other related words
Hexapods are creatures with six legs, including insects.
