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Definition of Hexagram
1. Noun. A regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles.
Generic synonyms: Star
Definition of Hexagram
1. n. A figure of six lines
Definition of Hexagram
1. Noun. A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles; the Star of David. ¹
2. Noun. Any of the 64 sets of solid and broken lines used for divination in the I Ching. ¹
3. Noun. A large silver coin minted during the Byzantine Empire. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hexagram
1. a six-pointed star [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hexagram
Literary usage of Hexagram
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chapters on the Modern Geometry of the Point, Line, and Circle: Being the by Richard Townsend (1865)
"... (or hexagram), therefore, &c. 304. The two following reciprocal criteria that
six points lying in pairs on the three sides of a triangle should ..."
2. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1892)
"... method of deriving the hexagram by projection of the lines on a nodal cubic
surface from the node. By use of a new form of the equation to this surface ..."
3. A Manual of Descriptive Geometry, with Numerous Problems by Clarence Abiathar Waldo (1887)
"In Pascal's hexagram it is convenient to arrange the symbols for the lines in a
row and connect them as rq. If A, B, C, D, E, F, be the vertices, then AB, ..."
4. Early Chinese History: Are the Chinese Classics Forged? by Herbert J. Allen (1906)
"54th hexagram. ' To give a sister in marriage.'— " When Emperor-B gave his sister
in marriage, the sleeves of the bride's robe were not so splendid as those ..."
5. I Ching: Translation and Remarks: the Chameleon Book by Freeman Crouch (2005)
"The same word is used in hexagram 57, which is ignored in most translations.
I felt that for English speakers “throne” conveyed this symbolic meaning in a ..."
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