Lemoine hexagon

noun

A cyclic hexagon with vertices given by the six intersections of the edges of a triangle and the three lines that are parallel to the edges that pass through its symmedian point.

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Meanings

nounLemoine hexagon (plural Lemoine hexagons)

plural Lemoine hexagons

  1. geometryA cyclic hexagon with vertices given by the six intersections of the edges of a triangle and the three lines that are parallel to the edges that pass through its symmedian point.

Origin

Named after the French mathematician Émile Lemoine.

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APA

Lemoine hexagon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lemoine%20hexagon

MLA

“Lemoine hexagon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lemoine%20hexagon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lemoine hexagon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lemoine%20hexagon.

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