It comes from Classical Greece.
'--gon' is a 2-dimensional figure.
tri = 3 ( As in triangle; 'trigon')
tetra = 4
penta = 5
hexa = 6
hepta = 7
octa = 8
nona = 9
deca = 10
To give the first '10' names.
A hexagon has six sides
A hexagon can also be called a six sided polygon, sometimes called a 6-gon by mathematicians, but the word hexagon is the most used word.
Yes. A regular tessellation can be created from either an equilateral triangle, a square, or a hexagon.
A henhouse with a hexagon shape was easier to build than a circular one. Most nuts and bolt heads have a shape that is either a square or a hexagon.
Hex-a-gon has three syllables.
Hexagon AB was created in 1992.
A hexagon has six sides
the word hexagon is used as an alternative name for France itself because of the general shape of the country, which fits (very roughly) in an hexagon.
A hexagon can also be called a six sided polygon, sometimes called a 6-gon by mathematicians, but the word hexagon is the most used word.
Hexagon is a root word for us, derived from the Greek hex, 'six'.
The Latin word for a hexagon is "hexagnum." The Latin word is derived from the Greek word "hexagnos," and they all mean "something with six angles."
A hexagon has one more side than a pentagon.
Yes. A regular tessellation can be created from either an equilateral triangle, a square, or a hexagon.
The adjective meaning, "of, like, or resembling a hexagon" is hexagonal.
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