hexad

hex·ad
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US, UK/ˈhɛksæd/

noun

A group of six.

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Meanings

nounhexad (plural hexads)

plural hexads

  1. A group of six.

    Synonyms: sextet

  2. chemistryAn element or radical with the combining power of six units, i.e. six atoms of hydrogen.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group of six.

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sextet

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

Similar
six6VIsixersiseCaptain Hickshalf a dozensextetsestetsextuplet
Broader
digitfigure
Also see
6half a dozensechsbeinsestetsextetsextupletsisesixsixervi

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hex- + -ad.

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Cite this entry
APA

hexad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexad

MLA

“hexad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexad. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexad,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexad.

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