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Home Dictionary Name: hexagonalHexagonally
In an hexagonal manner...
Dihexagonal
Consisting of two hexagonal parts united thus a dihexagonal pyramid is composed of two hexagonal pyramids placed base to base...
Beryl
A mineral of great hardness and when transparent of much beauty It occurs in hexagonal prisms commonly of a green or bluish green color but also yellow pink and white It is a silicate of aluminum and beryllium The aquamarine is a transparent sea green variety used as a gem The emerald is another variety highly prized in jewelry and distinguished by its deep color which is probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium...
Cancrinite
A mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals also massive generally of a yellow color containing silica alumina lime soda and carbon dioxide...
Carbon
An elementary substance not metallic in its nature which is present in all organic compounds Atomic weight 1197 Symbol C it is combustible and forms the base of lampblack and charcoal and enters largely into mineral coals In its pure crystallized state it constitutes the diamond the hardest of known substances occuring in monometric crystals like the octahedron etc Another modification is graphite or blacklead and in this it is soft and occurs in hexagonal prisms or tables When united with oxygen it forms carbon dioxide commonly called carbonic acid or carbonic oxide according to the proportions of the oxygen when united with hydrogen it forms various compounds called hydrocarbons Compare Diamond and Graphite...
Concertina
A small musical instrument on the principle of the accordion It is a small elastic box or bellows having free reeds on the inside and keys and handles on the outside of each of the two hexagonal heads...
cronstedtite
A mineral consisting principally of silicate of iron and crystallizing in hexagonal prisms with perfect basal cleavage so named from the Swedish mineralogist Cronstedt...
geodesic dome
A domelike structure invented by R Buckminster Fuller in which straight structural parts are connected to form interlocking polygons affording great strength and rigidity combined with light weight The typical form has the outlines of the top half of an icosahedron with the triangular spaces filled with structural members forming triangles hexagons and squares...
Graphite
Native carbon in hexagonal crystals also foliated or granular massive of black color and metallic luster and so soft as to leave a trace on paper It is used for pencils improperly called lead pencils for crucibles and as a lubricator etc Often called plumbago or black lead...
Greenockite
Native cadmium sulphide a mineral occurring in yellow hexagonal crystals also as an earthy incrustation...
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