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Hexagonal vs Trigonal - What's the difference?

hexagonal | trigonal |

As adjectives the difference between hexagonal and trigonal

is that hexagonal is having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon while trigonal is symmetrically triangular.

hexagonal

English

Adjective

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  • (geometry) Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
    • Nuts in engineering are generally hexagonal .
  • (crystallography) Having three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle.

    • Related terms

    * hexagon

    Coordinate terms

    * triclinic * monoclinic * orthorhombic * rhombohedral * tetragonal * cubic ----

    trigonal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • symmetrically triangular