hexa- / hex-
six
Greek · hex (ἕξ)
Greek hex means "six". A hexagon has six sides, a hexagram is a six-pointed star, and hexadecimal is a number system based on sixteen, which uses six letters A to F after the digits.
Memory trick
HEXA = "hex-a": six-sided like a hex nut.
Words from this root
- hexagon (hexa + gon) — shape with six sidesषट्भुज
- hexagonal (hexa + gon + al) — six-sidedछह भुजाओं वाला
- hexagram (hexa + gram) — six-pointed starछह कोनों वाला तारा
- hexameter (hexa + meter) — verse line of six feetछह पदों वाली पंक्ति
- hexadecimal (hexa + decimal) — number system with base sixteenषोडश आधार संख्या प्रणाली
- hexapod (hexa + pod) — six-legged creatureछह पैरों वाला जीव
- hexane (hex + ane) — chemical with six carbonsहेक्सेन
- hexahedron (hexa + hedron) — solid with six facesछह फलकों वाला ठोस
- hexad (hex + ad) — a group of sixछह का समूह
- hexachord (hexa + chord) — six-note musical scaleछह स्वरों का सप्तक