hexagon
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The structure has some similarities to Saturn's famous hexagon at its northern pole, but important differences suggest researchers may be watching a distinct atmospheric phenomenon take shape.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
The fighters will use 4-ounce gloves and will face off inside a hexagon cage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
Not only do they offer high-quality, fresh, organic spices, but their magnetic hexagon jars are beautiful to display.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
Winds whip around this hexagon at 300 miles per hour, but why the region forms the shape is a mystery.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
He quickly tapped the purple hexagon for Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins, who had also written The Hunger Games.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
The scoreboards in Ontario, he said, are planned as hexagons — just like the ones at Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024
This process starts with the assembly of small, triangular parts into hexagons, which subsequently join up with pentagons to form the icosahedral structures of viral capsids.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2024
Ridges of radiating lines that are designed to reflect light, a nod to Paris’ nickname as the City of Light, surround the hexagons.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
At the Richmond, California, plant of the company Coherent, an assembly line is polishing three 1.5-meter mirrors each month before trimming them into hexagons.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 17, 2023
Marcus stared at the floor, which I’d just noticed was tiled with tiny white hexagons like the ones in our bathroom at home.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
Vocabulary lists containing hexagon
Geometry - Introductory
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 2
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Geometry - Middle School
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