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hexˈpartite, a. [Hybrid formation, f. Gr. ἕξ six + L. partīt-us divided.] Consisting of six divisions; sexpartite, sextipartite.
1842–76Gwilt Archit. §1499 ff. Hexpartite vaulting, where the ribs spring from the angles, and two others from a shaft placed in the middle of each long side, thus making six divisions..Examples of hexpartite vaulting are scarce in England. |