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, hexahemeron, hexahydrate, hexahydric, hexahydroaniline

Words related to hexagram

semester, hexad, sextet, hexagon, sextuplet, hexahedron

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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