"hexad" meaning in English

See hexad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛksæd/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hexad.wav Forms: hexads [plural]
Etymology: From hex- + -ad. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hex|ad}} hex- + -ad Head templates: {{en-noun}} hexad (plural hexads)
  1. A group of six. Categories (topical): Collectives, Six Synonyms: sextet Coordinate_terms (group): monad
    Sense id: en-hexad-en-noun-TgqUZ2yN Disambiguation of Collectives: 50 50 Disambiguation of Six: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'group': 100 0
  2. (chemistry) An element or radical with the combining power of six units, i.e. six atoms of hydrogen. Categories (topical): Chemistry, Collectives
    Sense id: en-hexad-en-noun-ST2Q26Sd Disambiguation of Collectives: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hex-, English terms suffixed with -ad, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hex-: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ad: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hexadic

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "duad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dyad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "triad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tetrad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pentad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hebdomad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "heptad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ogdoad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "octad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ennead"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nonad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "decad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "decade"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hendecad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dodecad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "duodecade"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "chiliad"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From hex- + -ad.",
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    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      ],
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        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
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      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "decad"
    },
    {
      "word": "decade"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "dodecad"
    },
    {
      "word": "duodecade"
    },
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      "word": "chiliad"
    }
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    }
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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        "A group of six."
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          "six"
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        }
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        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
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}

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