hex
hex Lexical Profile
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• noun
A magic spell or curse believed to bring bad luck or harm.
"After three consecutive injuries on the field, the superstitious players joked that someone had put a hex on the team."
The hexadecimal numeral system, or a number or character value represented in base-16 notation.
"The programmer inspected the memory dump in hex to identify where the data corruption occurred."
A six-sided polygon or a hexagonal space on a game board or map grid.
"In many strategy board games, players move their units across a map divided into numbered hexes."
• adjective
Having a hexagonal shape or cross-section, especially in reference to mechanical fasteners or tools.
"Please hand me the 5-millimeter hex wrench so I can tighten the bolts on the bicycle frame."
Relating to or expressed in the base-16 hexadecimal numeral system used in computing.
"Web designers often specify exact colors using six-digit hex codes in their stylesheets."
• verb
To cast a magic spell or curse on someone or something so as to bring misfortune.
"In the folktale, a vengeful sorcerer tried to hex the kingdom's harvest."
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Word Origin & Etymology
In the sense of a magic spell, borrowed in the mid-19th century from Pennsylvania German hexe ('to practice witchcraft'), from standard German Hexe ('witch'). In the sense of 'six' or 'hexadecimal', it is a 20th-century clipping of words derived from Ancient Greek hex ('six').