hexagon

The structure has some similarities to Saturn's famous hexagon at its northern pole, but important differences suggest researchers may be watching a distinct atmospheric phenomenon take shape.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

Stripped of their brown paint and polished, each fragment will weigh 18 grams, or just over half an ounce, and be fashioned into a hexagon — the shape of France.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

The French sometimes refer to their country as “L’Hexagone” — the hexagon — because of its shape.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

Yet for some species, the hexagon comes with a nasty catch: It isn't one-size-fits-all.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2023

There are three rows of chairs on built-in platforms that edge around the sides of the classroom in a split hexagon shape.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

The scoreboards in Ontario, he said, are planned as hexagons — just like the ones at Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024

Because hBN is a series of repeating hexagons, the technique only produces straight or angled lines meeting at either 60° or 120° at the moment, though Chen thinks combining them into triangles should be possible.

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024

Ridges of radiating lines that are designed to reflect light, a nod to Paris’ nickname as the City of Light, surround the hexagons.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

At the Richmond, California, plant of the company Coherent, an assembly line is polishing three 1.5-meter mirrors each month before trimming them into hexagons.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 17, 2023

If I look at them long enough, I can see all kinds of patterns in those hexagons: lines, arrows, even flowers.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead