"hexlet" meaning in English

See hexlet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hexlet.wav Forms: hexlets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hexlet (plural hexlets)
  1. (geometry) A chain of six spheres, each of which is tangent to both of its neighbours and also to three mutually tangent given spheres. Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-hexlet-en-noun-anxD6CtD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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