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Hex vs Hexagon - What's the difference?

hex | hexagon |

As nouns the difference between hex and hexagon

is that hex is witch while hexagon is hexagon.

hex

English

(wikipedia hex)

Etymology 1

First attested about 1830, from (etyl)

Verb

  • To put a hex (a spell, especially an evil spell) on.

    • Noun

    (hexes)
  • An evil spell or curse.
  • A witch.
  • (rare) A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).

    • Etymology 2

    Short for hexadecimal.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (computing, informal)

    • Etymology 3

    Short for hexagon.

    Noun

    (es)
  • A hexagonal space on a game board.
  • a hexagon-shaped item of rock climbing equipment intended to be wedged into a crack or other opening in the rock.

    • See also

    (climbing) nut

    References

    English terms with multiple etymologies

    hexagon

    English

    (wikipedia hexagon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A polygon with six sides and six angles.

    • Derived terms

    * Lemoine hexagon * Tucker hexagon

    Related terms

    * hexagonal