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Hexagon vs Trine - What's the difference?

hexagon | trine |

As nouns the difference between hexagon and trine

is that hexagon is a polygon with six sides and six angles while trine is a group of three things.

As an adjective trine is

triple, threefold.

As a verb trine is

to put in the aspect of a trine.

hexagon

English

(wikipedia hexagon)

Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    * Lemoine hexagon * Tucker hexagon

    Related terms

    * hexagonal

    trine

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Triple, threefold.
  • (astrology) Denoting the aspect of two celestial bodies which are 120° apart.
  • * , III.1.2.ii:
    • The physicians refer this to their temperament, astrologers to trine and sextile aspects, or opposite of their several ascendants, lords of their genitures, love and hatred of planets […].

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group of three things.
  • * Elizabeth Browning
    • A single trine of brazen tortoises.
  • An aspect of two astrological bodies when 120° apart.

    • Verb

  • (astrology) To put in the aspect of a trine.
  • * Dryden
    • By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined .

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