Hexagon vs. Quadrilateral

Hexagonnoun

(geometry) A polygon with six sides and six angles.

Hexagonnoun

A plane figure of six angles.

Hexagonnoun

a six-sided polygon

Hexagonnoun

a plane figure with six straight sides and angles.

Hexagon

In geometry, a hexagon (from Greek ἕξ, hex, meaning , and γωνία, gonía, meaning ) is a six-sided polygon or 6-gon. The total of the internal angles of any simple (non-self-intersecting) hexagon is 720°.

Quadrilateralnoun

A polygon with four sides.

Quadrilateralnoun

An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other.

Quadrilateraladjective

having four sides.

Quadrilateraladjective

Having four sides, and consequently four angles; quadrangular.

Quadrilateralnoun

A plane figure having four sides, and consequently four angles; a quadrangular figure; any figure formed by four lines.

Quadrilateralnoun

An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other; as, the Venetian quadrilateral, comprising Mantua, Peschiera, Verona, and Legnano.

Quadrilateralnoun

a four-sided polygon

Quadrilateraladjective

having four sides

Quadrilateral

A quadrilateral is a polygon in Euclidean plane geometry with four edges (sides) and four vertices (corners). Other names for quadrilateral include quadrangle (in analogy to triangle) and tetragon (in analogy to, e.g., pentagon or hexagon).