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triangle
[ trahy-ang-guhl ]
noun
- a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.
- a flat triangular piece, usually of plastic, with straight edges, used in connection with a T square for drawing perpendicular lines, geometric figures, etc.
- any three-cornered or three-sided figure, object, or piece:
a triangle of land.
- a musical percussion instrument that consists of a steel triangle, open at one corner, that is struck with a steel rod.
- a group of three; triad.
- a situation involving three persons, especially one in which two of them are in love with the third.
- Triangle, Astronomy. the constellation Triangulum.
triangle
/ ˈٰɪˌæŋɡə /
noun
- geometry a three-sided polygon that can be classified by angle, as in an acute triangle, or by side, as in an equilateral triangle. Sum of interior angles: 180°; area: 1 2 base × height
- any object shaped like a triangle
- any situation involving three parties or points of view See also eternal triangle
- music a percussion instrument consisting of a sonorous metal bar bent into a triangular shape, beaten with a metal stick
- a group of three
triangle
- A closed geometric figure consisting of three sides.
Derived Forms
- ˈٰˌԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ٰag adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of triangle1
Idioms and Phrases
see eternal triangle .Example Sentences
A head teacher attacked his deputy with a wrench after being hit by "overwhelming sexual jealousy" due to a love triangle at the school.
The wingers disappear, the three-player triangle in midfield becomes a box-shape four, and the other side has to scramble to keep up.
"There is a triangle between the US administration, the Kremlin and Kyiv," she claims.
Shouldn’t she at least strive to be an equal in this tangled friendship triangle?
According to Anna Gammon-Ross, an Astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, "the three brightest stars that can be seen at this time of the year make up a small triangle in the sky."
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