A
hex is a
curse or magical spell or a female caster of such. The term is derived from the German word "Hexe" for a witch. Hex is also the Greek root word denoting "six" as in "
hexagon", a six-sided geometric figure. Hex may also mean:
Media
Television & Movies
- Hex (TV series)
- Hex (Doctor Who), a character in the Big Finish Productions audio plays based on the television series Doctor Who
- Hex, a Ben 10 villain.
- Hex (1973 movie), a 1973 film starring Keith Carradine, Gary Busey, Dan Haggerty, and Hillarie Thompson
Music
Books & Comics
Other
- Part of a hex map
- Hex (board game)
- Hex, a DNA binding protein (more properly known as PRH) that controls gene expression and cell proliferation
- Hexadecimal, a base-16 number system often used by programmers
- Intel HEX A computer file format
- Hex River, South Africa
- pow-wow (folk magic), the Pennsylvania German magical system of "hex work"
- Uranium hexafluoride - part of the nuclear fuel refinement process
- A Hexcentric, an item of climbing protection equipment
- Hex - the Legend of the Towers, an indoor amusement ride at Alton Towers, England
- A hex key, also known as an Allen, hex-head, zeta key, or wrench, is a tool used to drive fasteners
- Hex sign, a barn decoration originating in Pennsylvania Dutch Country of the Northeastern United States
- Heat exchanger, a device for heat transfer