American English pronunciation

How to pronounce hex

IPA transcription: ['hɛks]

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Noun

  • an evil spell

    “a witch put a curse on his whole family”

    “he put the whammy on me”

Verb

Adjective

  • of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base

Usage examples

  • Finally, Hex discovers that, as his name suggests, he was cursed from the beginning.
  • The measurement is inflated by the presence of hexenuronic acids in the pulp.
  • All of the Hextable Independent candidates won a seat on the Parish Council.
  • Hexameters are frequently enjambed, which helps to create the long, flowing narrative of epic.
  • All the starships in the battle hex participated in combat.
  • In modern use, Hexhamshire is a name of a civil parish south of Hexham.
  • They toured the album for two years, including gigs alongside Aphex Twin.
  • Consequently, there are many situations in which no tile completes a bridge or hexagon.
  • The tiling that it produces by its reflections is the deltoidal trihexagonal tiling.
  • It is commercially available as a solution in hexanes, heptane, or toluene.