"sexangle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sexangles [plural]
Etymology: From Latin sexangulus (“sexangular”), from sex (“six”) + angulus (“angle”). Compare French sexangle and English hexangular; sex- + angle. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sexangulus|t=sexangular}} Latin sexangulus (“sexangular”), {{m|la|sex|t=six}} sex (“six”), {{m|la|angulus|t=angle}} angulus (“angle”), {{cog|fr|sexangle}} French sexangle, {{cog|en|hexangular}} English hexangular, {{prefix|en|sex|angle}} sex- + angle Head templates: {{en-noun}} sexangle (plural sexangles)
  1. (geometry, obsolete) A hexagon Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Geometry Related terms: sexangular
    Sense id: en-sexangle-en-noun-RtKBSDwD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sex- Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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