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| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="4" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_DerivativeAssetMeasurementInputExtensibleList" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
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| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="5" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="6" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityMeasurementInputExtensibleList" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="7" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems" xlink:to="hxl_NumberOfCounterpartiesThatAreHighlyRatedFinancialInstitutionsWhichExperiencedSignificantDowngrades" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="8" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationLiabilitiesArisingFromContingenciesAmountRecognized" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
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| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable" xlink:label="us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax" xlink:label="us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2021/elts/srt-2021-01-31.xsd#srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain" xlink:label="srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="hxl-20220331.xsd#hxl_CommercialAerospaceMarketApplicationsMember" xlink:label="hxl_CommercialAerospaceMarketApplicationsMember"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2021/elts/srt-2021-01-31.xsd#srt_ProductOrServiceAxis" xlink:label="srt_ProductOrServiceAxis"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2021/elts/srt-2021-01-31.xsd#srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain" xlink:label="srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_default"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="hxl-20220331.xsd#hxl_SpaceAndDefenseMarketApplicationsMember" xlink:label="hxl_SpaceAndDefenseMarketApplicationsMember"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="hxl-20220331.xsd#hxl_IndustrialMarketApplicationsMember" xlink:label="hxl_IndustrialMarketApplicationsMember"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="0" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="0" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain" xlink:to="hxl_CommercialAerospaceMarketApplicationsMember" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="0" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="srt_ProductOrServiceAxis" xlink:to="srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="0" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="srt_ProductOrServiceAxis" xlink:to="srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_default" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="0" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable" xlink:to="srt_ProductOrServiceAxis" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain" xlink:to="hxl_SpaceAndDefenseMarketApplicationsMember" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="2" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain" xlink:to="hxl_IndustrialMarketApplicationsMember" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
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| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="hxl-20220331.xsd#hxl_ChangeInContractWithCustomerAssetLineItems" xlink:label="hxl_ChangeInContractWithCustomerAssetLineItems"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="hxl-20220331.xsd#hxl_ChangeInContractWithCustomerAssetTable" xlink:label="hxl_ChangeInContractWithCustomerAssetTable"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerAssetNet" xlink:label="us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerAssetNet"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="hxl-20220331.xsd#hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember" xlink:label="hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/> |
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| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="hxl-20220331.xsd#hxl_ChangeInUnbilledRevenueEarnedOverTime" xlink:label="hxl_ChangeInUnbilledRevenueEarnedOverTime"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="hxl-20220331.xsd#hxl_EngineeredProductsMember" xlink:label="hxl_EngineeredProductsMember"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="hxl_ChangeInContractWithCustomerAssetLineItems" xlink:to="hxl_ChangeInContractWithCustomerAssetTable" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="0" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="hxl_ChangeInContractWithCustomerAssetLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerAssetNet" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="0" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="us-gaap_SegmentDomain" xlink:to="hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="0" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_SegmentDomain" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="0" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_SegmentDomain_default" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="0" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="hxl_ChangeInContractWithCustomerAssetTable" xlink:to="us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="hxl_ChangeInContractWithCustomerAssetLineItems" xlink:to="hxl_ChangeInUnbilledRevenueEarnedOverTime" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="us-gaap_SegmentDomain" xlink:to="hxl_EngineeredProductsMember" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
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| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems" xlink:label="us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax" xlink:label="us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2021/elts/srt-2021-01-31.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain" xlink:label="srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2021/elts/srt-2021-01-31.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis" xlink:label="srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2021/elts/srt-2021-01-31.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain" xlink:label="srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_default"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="hxl-20220331.xsd#hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember" xlink:label="hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="hxl-20220331.xsd#hxl_EngineeredProductsMember" xlink:label="hxl_EngineeredProductsMember"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="hxl-20220331.xsd#hxl_CorporateReconcilingItemsAndEliminationsMember" xlink:label="hxl_CorporateReconcilingItemsAndEliminationsMember"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization" xlink:label="us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation"/> |
| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="hxl-20220331.xsd#hxl_NetImpactOfCapitalExpenditurePaymentsAndAccruedPayables" xlink:label="hxl_NetImpactOfCapitalExpenditurePaymentsAndAccruedPayables"/> |
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| | <link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" order="0" xbrldt:closed="false" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember" priority="2" use="optional"/> |
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