hexad

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An element having a valence of one is a monad; of two, a dyad; three, a triad; four, tetrad; five, pentad; six, hexad, etc.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

Six dyad axes of two kinds are perpendicular to the hexad axis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

Perpendicular to the hexad axis are six dyad axes of two kinds and each perpendicular to a vertical plane of symmetry.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

No other element is here associated with the hexad axis, which is uniterminal.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

In crystals of this division of the hexagonal system the principal axis is a hexad axis of symmetry.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various