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# How to pronounce "hexagonal prism" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/hɛksægɒnælprɪsm/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **he·xa·go·nal·prism**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "hexagonal prism" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "Once there is a seed crystal, nearby water droplets evaporate and deposit water molecules onto the growing snowflake. Since the corners of the hexagonal prism stick out farther into humid air, they grow faster, and now they extend even farther, so they grow even faster in a positive feedback loop."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 8:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao2Jfm35XeE&t=516s)

### Example 2
> "and add another layer onto the crystal. When you're first forming a snowflake, you're always gonna start with a hexagonal prism with its two basal facets and six prism facets around the side. And the nucleation barrier for the basal facets is different than that of the prism facets."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 13:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao2Jfm35XeE&t=820s)

### Example 3
> "and you end up with a faceted shape. - And that's how we get from the quantum mechanics that governs a water molecule, to a hexagonal prism of ice. This prism has two basal facets and six prism facets, which is important."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 8:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao2Jfm35XeE&t=485s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [hexagonal](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hexagonal), [prism](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/prism)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "hexagonal prism" correctly?
"hexagonal prism" is pronounced `/hɛksægɒnælprɪsm/`. Syllable breakdown: **he·xa·go·nal·prism**.

### What does "hexagonal prism" mean in context?
Refer to real speech examples in the video clips above to observe how native speakers use "hexagonal prism" in daily English.

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