Hex"a*gram (?), n. [Hexa- + -
gram.] A figure of six lines; specif.:
(a) A figure composed of two equal triangles
intersecting so that each side of one triangle is parallel to a side
of the other, and the six points coincide with those of a
hexagon. (b) In Chinese literature, one of
the sixty-four figures formed of six parallel lines (continuous or
broken), forming the basis of the Yih King, or "Book of
Changes." S. W. Williams.
Hex"a*gram (?), n. [Hexa- + -
gram.] A figure of six lines; specif.:
(a) A figure composed of two equal triangles
intersecting so that each side of one triangle is parallel to a side
of the other, and the six points coincide with those of a
hexagon. (b) In Chinese literature, one of
the sixty-four figures formed of six parallel lines (continuous or
broken), forming the basis of the Yih King, or "Book of
Changes." S. W. Williams.
