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Definition of hexad in English: hexadnoun ˈhɛksadˈheksad technical A group or set of six. each segment, down to the tiniest hexad of cilia, is practically identical in shape Example sentencesExamples - Unfortunately there are not hexads or octads in nature.
- These axes are, respectively, diads, triads, tetrads, and hexads.
- Two lyre-like instruments, Kitharas I & II, date from 1938 and have twelve hexads per instrument.
- The duodecad can be considered as two hexads, upper and lower; as three tetrads, working in dynamic cooperation; or as four triads in a synthesis of immanence and transcendence.
Origin Mid 17th century (denoting a series of six numbers): from Greek hexas, hexad-, from hex 'six'. Definition of hexad in US English: hexadnounˈheksad technical A group or set of six. each segment, down to the tiniest hexad of cilia, is practically identical in shape Example sentencesExamples - The duodecad can be considered as two hexads, upper and lower; as three tetrads, working in dynamic cooperation; or as four triads in a synthesis of immanence and transcendence.
- These axes are, respectively, diads, triads, tetrads, and hexads.
- Two lyre-like instruments, Kitharas I & II, date from 1938 and have twelve hexads per instrument.
- Unfortunately there are not hexads or octads in nature.
Origin Mid 17th century (denoting a series of six numbers): from Greek hexas, hexad-, from hex ‘six’. |