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'''''Hex''''' can refer to: |
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'''Hex''' usually refers to: |
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* A [[curse]] or supposed real and potentially supernaturally realized malicious wish |
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*Greek root word denoting "six" as in "[[hexagon]]", a six-sided figure. |
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* [[Hexadecimal]], a base-16 number system often used in computer nomenclature |
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*A magical spell or [[curse]]. |
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*The [[Pennsylvania German]] magical system of "hex work", also known as [[pow-wow (folk magic)|pow-wow]]. |
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*The name of a game. See [[Hex (board game)]]. |
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*[[Hexadecimal]], a number system. |
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'''Hex''', '''HEX''', or '''The Hex''' may also refer to: |
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== Magic == |
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* [[Hex sign]], a barn decoration originating in Pennsylvania Dutch regions of the United States |
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* Hex work, a Pennsylvania Dutch (German) folk magic system also known as [[pow-wow (folk magic)|pow-wow]] |
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== Engineering and technology == |
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* [[Hex key]], a tool also known as a hex wrench or Allen wrench, used to drive fasteners |
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* Hex key, a [[number sign]] (#) key on telephones (regional term used in Singapore and Malaysia) |
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* [[High-energy X-rays]], sometimes abbreviated "HEX-rays" |
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* [[Hexcentric]], an item of climbing protection equipment |
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* [[Heat exchanger]], a device for heat transfer |
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* [[Hypersonic Flight Experiment]], a planned mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation |
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* [[Intel HEX]], a computer file format |
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* [[Uranium hexafluoride]], a compound used in nuclear fuel refinement |
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* [[Hex color]], a six-digit, three-byte hexadecimal number used in computing applications to represent colors |
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== Businesses and services == |
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* [[Hex'Air]], an airline based in southern France |
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* [[Heathrow Express]], a train service in London |
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* [[Nasdaq Helsinki]], formerly the Helsinki Stock Exchange |
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== Games and sport == |
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* Hex, a hexagonal tile of a [[hex map]], used in war and strategy board games |
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* [[Hex (board game)]], a mathematical strategy game played on a hexagonal grid or rhombus |
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* [[Hex (climbing)]], an item of rock climbing equipment used to arrest a fall |
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* [[Hex (video game)|''Hex'' (video game)]], a 1985 computer game for the Amiga and Atari ST |
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* ''[[Hex: Shards of Fate]]'', an MMO trading card game by Cryptozoic Entertainment |
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* [[Hex – The Legend of the Towers]], a Vekoma Madhouse ride at the Alton Towers Resort, England |
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* The [[Hexagonal (CONCACAF)]], final round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean |
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* Hex, pseudonym of the puzzle writers [[Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon]] |
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* [[The Hex (video game)|''The Hex'' (video game)]], a 2018 computer game by the creator of ''Pony Island'' |
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== Places == |
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* Hex River, a tributary of the [[Breede River]] in South Africa |
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* Hex River, a tributary of the [[Elands River (North West)|Elands River]] in South Africa |
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* [[Hexham railway station]], Northumberland, England |
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== Arts and media == |
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=== Books === |
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* [[Hex (1998 novel)|''Hex'' (1998 novel)]], a dystopian novel for young adults by Rhiannon Lassiter |
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* ''Hex'', a 2011 science fiction novel by [[Allen Steele]] |
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* [[HEX (2013 novel)|''HEX'' (2013 novel)]], a Dutch horror novel by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, published in English in 2016 |
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=== Fictional characters === |
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* [[Hex (Ben 10)|Hex (''Ben 10'')]], a villain in the ''Ben 10'' franchise |
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* [[Hex (Discworld)]], a computer in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' novels |
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* [[Hex Schofield]], a companion of the Seventh Doctor in a series of ''Doctor Who'' audio plays |
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* Hex, an illusionist and escapologist in the Marvel Comics series ''[[ClanDestine]]'' |
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* Hex, an undead dark elf necromancer in the Netflix animated series ''[[Skylanders Academy]]'' |
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* HEX, an evil organization in the novel ''[[InterWorld]]'' |
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* [[Jonah Hex]], a DC Comics character |
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* [[The Hex Girls]], a fictitious musical group in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise |
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=== Film, television and stage === |
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* HEX, in ''[[WandaVision]]'' is a nickname for the city of Westview |
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* [[Hex (1973 film)|''Hex'' (1973 film)]], a 1973 film starring Keith Carradine, Gary Busey, Dan Haggerty, and Hillarie Thompson |
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* ''Hex'', a 1980 Hong Kong film directed by [[Kuei Chih-Hung]] |
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* [[Hex (2015 film)|''Hex'' (2015 film)]], a 2015 film directed by Clarence Peters |
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* ''Hex'', a 2018 film directed by [[Rudolf Buitendach]] |
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* [[Hex (musical)|''Hex'' (musical)]], a 2021 musical based on the Charles Perrault version of ''Sleeping Beauty'' |
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* [[Hex (TV series)|''Hex'' (TV series)]], a 2004–2005 supernatural/horror drama on British television |
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* [[Jonah Hex (film)|''Jonah Hex'' (film)]], a 2010 film based on a DC Comics character |
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* ''[[Mr. Hex]]'', a 1946 Bowery Boys comedy film |
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* [[Stephanie Bendixsen]] (born 1985), presenter for Australian TV show ''Good Game'', known by the gamertag Hex |
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=== Music === |
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==== Musical artists ==== |
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* Hex, an indie rock duo formed in 1988 by [[Steve Kilbey#Collaborations|Steve Kilbey]] and [[Donnette Thayer]] |
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* [[Hex (VJ group)]], a British-based multimedia group active in the 1990s which later became Hexstatic |
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* [[Hex Hector]] (born 1965), American dance remixer |
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==== Songs and albums ==== |
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* [[Hex (Bark Psychosis album)|''Hex'' (Bark Psychosis album)]], 1994 |
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* [[Hex (Hex album)|''Hex'' (Hex album)]], 1989, by the indie rock duo Hex |
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* [[Hex (Jon McKiel album)|''Hex'' (Jon McKiel album)]], 2024 |
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* [[Hex (Poison Girls album)|''Hex ''(Poison Girls album)]], 1979 |
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* ''Hex'', a 2003 album by the Los Angeles-based rock band [[Bigelf]] |
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* ''[[Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method]]'', a 2005 album by the band Earth |
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* [[Hex (song)|"Hex" (song)]], by Rezz and 1788-L |
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* "Hex", a 2014 song co-written by Wax Motif and [[Tommy Trash]] |
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== See also == |
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* [[Hex game (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Hexes (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Hexing (disambiguation)]] |
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* ''[[Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard]]'', a 1994 video game |
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* "[[The Hexx]]", a song by the band Pavement |
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* [[HHEX]], hematopoietically-expressed homeobox protein |
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* {{in title|Hex}} |
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* {{look from|Hex}} |
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* {{look from|HEX}} |
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Latest revision as of 23:29, 16 June 2024
Hex usually refers to:
- A curse or supposed real and potentially supernaturally realized malicious wish
- Hexadecimal, a base-16 number system often used in computer nomenclature
Hex, HEX, or The Hex may also refer to:
Magic
[edit]- Hex sign, a barn decoration originating in Pennsylvania Dutch regions of the United States
- Hex work, a Pennsylvania Dutch (German) folk magic system also known as pow-wow
Engineering and technology
[edit]- Hex key, a tool also known as a hex wrench or Allen wrench, used to drive fasteners
- Hex key, a number sign (#) key on telephones (regional term used in Singapore and Malaysia)
- High-energy X-rays, sometimes abbreviated "HEX-rays"
- Hexcentric, an item of climbing protection equipment
- Heat exchanger, a device for heat transfer
- Hypersonic Flight Experiment, a planned mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation
- Intel HEX, a computer file format
- Uranium hexafluoride, a compound used in nuclear fuel refinement
- Hex color, a six-digit, three-byte hexadecimal number used in computing applications to represent colors
Businesses and services
[edit]- Hex'Air, an airline based in southern France
- Heathrow Express, a train service in London
- Nasdaq Helsinki, formerly the Helsinki Stock Exchange
Games and sport
[edit]- Hex, a hexagonal tile of a hex map, used in war and strategy board games
- Hex (board game), a mathematical strategy game played on a hexagonal grid or rhombus
- Hex (climbing), an item of rock climbing equipment used to arrest a fall
- Hex (video game), a 1985 computer game for the Amiga and Atari ST
- Hex: Shards of Fate, an MMO trading card game by Cryptozoic Entertainment
- Hex – The Legend of the Towers, a Vekoma Madhouse ride at the Alton Towers Resort, England
- The Hexagonal (CONCACAF), final round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean
- Hex, pseudonym of the puzzle writers Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
- The Hex (video game), a 2018 computer game by the creator of Pony Island
Places
[edit]- Hex River, a tributary of the Breede River in South Africa
- Hex River, a tributary of the Elands River in South Africa
- Hexham railway station, Northumberland, England
Arts and media
[edit]Books
[edit]- Hex (1998 novel), a dystopian novel for young adults by Rhiannon Lassiter
- Hex, a 2011 science fiction novel by Allen Steele
- HEX (2013 novel), a Dutch horror novel by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, published in English in 2016
Fictional characters
[edit]- Hex (Ben 10), a villain in the Ben 10 franchise
- Hex (Discworld), a computer in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels
- Hex Schofield, a companion of the Seventh Doctor in a series of Doctor Who audio plays
- Hex, an illusionist and escapologist in the Marvel Comics series ClanDestine
- Hex, an undead dark elf necromancer in the Netflix animated series Skylanders Academy
- HEX, an evil organization in the novel InterWorld
- Jonah Hex, a DC Comics character
- The Hex Girls, a fictitious musical group in the Scooby-Doo franchise
Film, television and stage
[edit]- HEX, in WandaVision is a nickname for the city of Westview
- Hex (1973 film), a 1973 film starring Keith Carradine, Gary Busey, Dan Haggerty, and Hillarie Thompson
- Hex, a 1980 Hong Kong film directed by Kuei Chih-Hung
- Hex (2015 film), a 2015 film directed by Clarence Peters
- Hex, a 2018 film directed by Rudolf Buitendach
- Hex (musical), a 2021 musical based on the Charles Perrault version of Sleeping Beauty
- Hex (TV series), a 2004–2005 supernatural/horror drama on British television
- Jonah Hex (film), a 2010 film based on a DC Comics character
- Mr. Hex, a 1946 Bowery Boys comedy film
- Stephanie Bendixsen (born 1985), presenter for Australian TV show Good Game, known by the gamertag Hex
Music
[edit]Musical artists
[edit]- Hex, an indie rock duo formed in 1988 by Steve Kilbey and Donnette Thayer
- Hex (VJ group), a British-based multimedia group active in the 1990s which later became Hexstatic
- Hex Hector (born 1965), American dance remixer
Songs and albums
[edit]- Hex (Bark Psychosis album), 1994
- Hex (Hex album), 1989, by the indie rock duo Hex
- Hex (Jon McKiel album), 2024
- Hex (Poison Girls album), 1979
- Hex, a 2003 album by the Los Angeles-based rock band Bigelf
- Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method, a 2005 album by the band Earth
- "Hex" (song), by Rezz and 1788-L
- "Hex", a 2014 song co-written by Wax Motif and Tommy Trash
See also
[edit]- Hex game (disambiguation)
- Hexes (disambiguation)
- Hexing (disambiguation)
- Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard, a 1994 video game
- "The Hexx", a song by the band Pavement
- HHEX, hematopoietically-expressed homeobox protein
- All pages with titles containing Hex
- All pages with titles beginning with Hex
- All pages with titles beginning with HEX