2. The history of the six day's work of creation, as contained in the
first chapter of Genesis.
Hex*am"er*ous (?), a. [Hexa- + Gr.&?; part.] (Bot.) In six parts; in
sixes.
Hex*am"e*ter (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?; of six meters; (sc. &?;)
hexameter verse; "e`x six + &?; measure: cf. F. hexamËtre. See Six, and
Meter.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A verse of six feet, the first four of which
may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth must regularly be a
dactyl, and the sixth always a spondee. In this species of verse are
composed the Iliad of Homer and the ∆neid of Virgil. In English
hexameters accent takes the place of quantity.
Leaped like the | roe when he | hears in the | woodland the | voice
of the | huntsman.
Longfellow.
Strongly it | bears us a- | long on | swelling and | limitless |
billows, Nothing be- | fore and | nothing be- | hind but the | sky
and the | ocean.
Coleridge.
Hex*am"e*ter, a. Having six metrical feet, especially dactyls and
spondees. Holland.
{ Hex`a*met"ric (?), Hex`a*met"ric*al (?), } a. Consisting of six
metrical feet.
Hex*am"e*trist (?), n. One who writes in hexameters. "The Christian
hexametrists." Milman.
||Hex*an"dri*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six + &?;, &?;, a man,
||male: cf. F. hexandrie.] (Bot.) A LinnÊan class of plants having six
||stamens.
{ Hex*an"dri*an (?), Hex-an"drous (?), } a. [Cf. F. hexandre.] (Bot.)
Having six stamens.
Hex"ane (?), n. [Gr. "e`x six.] (Chem.) Any one of five hydrocarbons,
C6H14, of the paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids,
and are so called because the molecule has six carbon atoms.
Hex*an"gu*lar (?), a. [Hex- + angular. Cf. Sexangular.] Having six
angles or corners.
Hex`a*pet"al*ous (?), a. [Hexa- + petal: cf. F. hexapÈtale.] (Bot.)
Having six petals.
Hex*aph"yl*lous (?), a. [Hexa- + Gr. &?; a leaf: cf. F. hexaphylle.]
(Bot.) Having six leaves or leaflets.
||Hex"a*pla (?), n. Etym. pl., but syntactically sing. [NL., fr. Gr.
||&?;, fr. &?;, contr. &?;, sixfold.] A collection of the Holy
||Scriptures in six languages or six versions in parallel columns;
||particularly, the edition of the Old Testament published by Origen,
||in the 3d century.
Hex"a*pod (?), a. [Gr. &?;, &?;, sixfooted; "e`x six + &?;, &?;, foot:
cf. F. hexapode.] Having six feet. -- n. (Zoˆl.) An animal having six
feet; one of the Hexapoda.
||Hex*ap"o*da (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six + -poda.] (Zoˆl.) The
||true, or six-legged, insects; insects other than myriapods and
||arachnids.
The Hexapoda have the head, thorax, and abdomen differentiated, and are
mostly winged. They have three pairs of mouth organs, viz., mandibles,
maxillÊ, and the second maxillÊ or labial palpi; three pairs of
thoracic legs; and abdominal legs, which are present only in some of
the lowest forms, and in the larval state of some of the higher ones.
Many (the Metabola) undergo a complete metamorphosis, having larvÊ
(known as maggots, grubs, caterpillars) very unlike the adult, and pass
through a quiescent pupa state in which no food is taken; others (the
Hemimetabola) have larvÊ much like the adult, expert in lacking wings,
and an active pupa, in which rudimentary wings appear. See Insecta. The
Hexapoda are divided into several orders.
Hex*ap"o*dous (?), a. (Zoˆl.) Having six feet; belonging to the
Hexapoda.
Hex*ap"ter*ous (?), a. [Hexa- + Gr. &?; wing.] (Bot.) Having six
processes. Gray.
{ Hex"a*stich (?), ||Hex*as"ti*chon (?), } n. [L. hexastichus of six
rows, lines, or verses, Gr. &?;; "e`x six + sti`chos row, line, verse.]
A poem consisting of six verses or lines.
Hex"a*style (?), a. [Gr. &?; with six columns; "e`x six + column: cf.
F. hexastyle.] (Arch.) Having six columns in front; -- said of a
portico or temple. -- n. A hexastyle portico or temple.
Hex"a*teuch` (?), n. [Hexa- + &?; a tool, a book.] The first six books
of the Old Testament.
Hex`a*tom"ic (?), a. [Hex- + atomic.] (Chem.) (a) Having six atoms in
the molecule. [R.] (b) Having six replaceable radicals.
Hex*av"a*lent (?), a. [Hexa- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. See Valence.]
(Chem.) Having a valence of six; -- said of hexads.
Hex"de*cyl (?), n. [Hex- + decyl.] (Chem.) The essential radical,
C16H33, of hecdecane.
Hex`de*cyl"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, hexdecyl
or hecdecane; as, hexdecylic alcohol.
Hex*ei"ko*sane (?), n. [Hex- + eikosane.] (chem.) A hydrocarbon,
C26H54, resembling paraffine; -- so called because each molecule has
twenty-six atoms of carbon. [Written also hexacosane.]
Hex"ene (?), n. [Gr. "e`x six.] (Chem.) Same as Hexylene.
Hex`i*col"ogy (?), n. [Gr. &?; state or habit + -logy.] The science
which treats of the complex relations of living creatures to other
organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally. St. George
Mivart.
Hex"ine (?), n. [Gr. "e`x six.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C6H10, of the
acetylene series, obtained artificially as a colorless, volatile,
pungent liquid; -- called also hexoylene.
Hex*oc`ta*he"dron (?), n. [Hex- + octahedron.] (Geom.) A solid having
forty-eight equal triangular faces.
Hex*o"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, hexane; as,
hexoic acid.
Hex"one (?), n. [Hex- + - one.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C6H8, of
the valylene series, obtained from distillation products of certain
fats and gums.
Hex"yl (?), n. [Hex- + - yl.] (chem.) A compound radical, C6H13,
regarded as the essential residue of hexane, and a related series of
compounds.
Hex"yl*ene (?), n. [Hex- + - yl + ethlene.] (Chem.) A colorless, liquid
hydrocarbon, C6H12, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and
found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals; also, any
one several isomers of hexylene proper. Called also hexene.
Hex*yl"ic (?), a. (chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, hexyl or
hexane; as, hexylic alcohol.
Hey (?), a. [See High.] High. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Hey (?), interj. [OE. hei; cf. D. & G. hei.] 1. An exclamation of joy,
surprise, or encouragement. Shak.