hexagonal grid

collocation in English

meaningsofhexagonalandgrid

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hexagonal
adjective
uk
/hekˈsæɡ.ən.əl/us
/hekˈsæɡ.ən.əl/
having a shape with six ...
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grid
noun[C]
uk
/ɡrɪd/us
/ɡrɪd/
a pattern or structure made from horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other to ...
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(Definition ofhexagonalandgridfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Similarly, unit hexagons in ahexagonalgridcan be joined together to make other more complex shapes.
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Our criterion of convexity means that there is only one shape that can be made on thehexagonalgrid: the unit hexagonal cell itself.
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Ahexagonalgridsuperimposed over the two mapsheets regulates movement at the scale of 1.5 km per hexagon.
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The player is presented with ahexagonalgrid, upon which two or more talismans are placed.
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Ahexagonalgridof mileposts is printed on the map.
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It is played on ahexagonalgridboard, where each hexagon represents 10.5 kilometers and each of the 12 turns spans two days.
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The board is ahexagonalgridof pieces, which can be moved in straight lines in one of six directions.
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The puzzle is played on ahexagonalgrid.
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More complex models based on thehexagonalgridavoid this problem.
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It can be played on a triangular grid or ahexagonalgrid.
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The map represented a generic section of fields and trenches and was divided by ahexagonalgrid.
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In ahexagonalgrideach line is as short as it can possibly be if a large area is to be filled with the fewest number of hexagons.
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The playing area is ahexagonalgrid.
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The next set of experiments, reported in 2005, made use of a larger environment, which led to the recognition that the cells were actually firing in ahexagonalgridpattern.
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Ahexagonalgridis printed on the map and it is common to reference each hex by a series of letters and numbers followed by the board number in parentheses.
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Battlefields take place on hexagonal grids, where players move their armies across various terrain in order to strategically engage and defeat the enemy army.
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Battles take place in hexagonal grids; each unit (rune knight or monster) occupies one hexagon.
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