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honeycomb

[huhn-ee-kohm] / ˈhʌn iˌkoʊm /




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Just as magnetic interactions can be frustrated in certain lattice structures, these dimers can also face restrictions in geometries such as triangular lattices or honeycomb networks.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Would it be bamboo charcoal memory foam, a C-shaped full body or a honeycomb hole?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

When Apollo 11 landed on the moon, in a vehicle optimized for precisely that purpose, the legs, designed with a crushable honeycomb interior, were supposed to contract.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

Even when cooked or sautéed for slightly longer periods of time, morels will hold their shape and maintain their honeycomb structure.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025

From the outside it looked like a regular old drawer pulled out of the dresser, but inside it were frames of honeycomb hung in a neat row.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd