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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛksad
"Un hexade de musiciens a animé la soirée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A group or set of six related things, persons, or elements.
"The committee was formed by a hexad of experts representing diverse academic disciplines." - 2
In chemistry, a hexavalent atom, radical, or element with a valence of six.
"Certain transition metals can act as a hexad within complex coordination compounds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'hexas', meaning a group of six, stemming from 'hex' (six). It entered English in the 17th century through mathematical, philosophical, and literary contexts to denote a set, series, or arrangement consisting of six units or members.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hexad" is said worldwide
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hexade
Transliteration: ɛksad
"Un hexade de musiciens a animé la soirée."
Hexade
Transliteration: hɛkˈzaːdə
"Die Studie untersucht eine Hexade von Faktoren."
esade
Transliteration: eˈzade
"Il testo fa riferimento a un'esade di principi fondamentali."
hexada
Transliteration: ekˈsada
"La obra se compone de una hexada de capítulos."
hexade
Transliteration: eˈzadʒi
"O projeto foi desenvolvido por uma hexade de pesquisadores."
छह का समूह
Transliteration: chhah ka samuha
"यह डेटा छह का समूह के रूप में व्यवस्थित किया गया है।"
六元组
Transliteration: liù yuán zǔ
"这个模型由一个六元组构成。"
6인조
Transliteration: yuk-in-jo
"그들은 음악적인 재능을 가진 6인조 그룹입니다."
6個組
Transliteration: rokuko-gumi
"実験データは6個組に分類されます。"
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