triangle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɹaɪˌæŋɡəl/ (UK)
- /ˈtɹaɪəŋɡəl/ (UK)
- trī'-ăng-gəl (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈtɹaɪˌæŋɡəl/ (US)
Etymology
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English triangle, from Old French triangle, from Latin triangulum, noun use of adjective triangulus (“three-cornered, having three angles”), from trēs (“three”) + angulus (“corner, angle”), equivalent to tri- + -angle.
Meanings
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A polygon with three sides and three angles.
The wedge-shaped character was the triangle, the archaic Paleolithic sign of the vulva; the pubic triangle was at the end of the phallic stylus.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 22:Meronyms: angle, side, cathetus, leg, hypotenuse; see also Thesaurus:polygon
- (Canada, US) A set square.
- A percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound.
- A triangular piece of equipment used for gathering the balls into the formation required by the game being played.
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A love triangle.
One of the writers' most pleasing inventions was to treat the triangle love story as comedy.
2009, Neil McDonald, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 104
- (qualifier:systemics) The structure of systems composed with three interrelated objects.
- A draughtsman's square in the form of a right-angled triangle.
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(historical, plural-normally) A frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which people were bound for corporal punishment.
I was flogged in 1840. To this day I feel a pain in the chest from the triangles.
1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, published 1861:But nothing is said as to what we are to do with the negro when we have cut him off from absolute dominion; we are not informed if we may spread him on the triangles as aforetime;
1868, “The Week”, in The Nation, volume 6, number 149:
- Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium.
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A triangular formation of railway tracks, with a curve on at least one side.
After turning on the triangle at Jeumont, we set off light engine back to Aulnoye.
1961 March, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 147:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| triangles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
pentagon · nonagon · heptagon · decagon · octagon · polygon · hexagon · quadrilateral
Deriveds
cyclic triangle · Nevada Triangle · body triangle · golden triangle · gold triangle · triangle offense · foretriangle · Karpman drama triangle · circular triangle · color triangle · work triangle · femoral triangle · triangle postulate · West Triangle · Morley triangle · anal triangle · tangential triangle · triangular prism · Killian's triangle · trixel · Great Triangle · triangle of life · anterior triangle · triangle piercing · Sunni Triangle · pink triangle · trianglist · Sierpinski triangle · North Atlantic Triangle · Goualougo Triangle · Harberger's triangle · triangle choke · acute triangle · triangulate · superior carotid triangle · time triangle · spherical triangle · pseudotriangle · triangleness · set triangle · pubic triangle · obtuse triangle · Cape triangle · Reuleaux triangle · Devil's Triangle · equilateral triangle · devil's triangle · Golden Triangle · van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle · warning triangle · anti-triangle · Lithium Triangle · Halaib Triangle · nanotriangle · trianglewise · love triangle · Kanizsa triangle · drama triangle · triangle of death · subtriangle · carotid triangle · unified rear triangle · eternal triangle · Pascal's triangle · triangle wave · red triangle slug · star-triangle relation · acute-angled triangle · Triangler · furry triangle · Scarpa's triangle · hepatocystic triangle · gyrotriangle · isosceles triangle · triangled · combustion triangle · black triangle · posterior triangle · Pythagorean triangle · triangle spider · Gergonne triangle · triangle test · nasolabial triangle · Bir Tawil Triangle · triangular distribution · danger triangle of the face · danger triangle · Penrose triangle · trilliant · triangular function · triangle group · Polynesian Triangle · trioval · Lenné Triangle · sternocostal triangle · right-angled triangle · South Triangle · ideal triangle · Triangle Flat · Bézier triangle · Karpman's triangle · fire triangle · trianguloid · Koch's triangle · abracadabrangle · Karpman triangle · scalene triangle · disclosure triangle · Harberger triangle · Floyd's triangle · hepatobiliary triangle · triangular · sight triangle · colour triangle · triangle inequality · triangulation · triangulist · Brocard triangle · right triangle · triangle-free · triangle pose · blue triangle · cystohepatic triangle · purple triangle · iron triangle · Calot's triangle · obtuse-angled triangle · Karpman's drama triangle · Bermuda Triangle
Hypernyms
polygon · shape · shape · polygon · polygon
Hyponyms
right triangle · acute-angled triangle · equilateral triangle · isosceles triangle · right-angled triangle · acute triangle · obtuse-angled triangle · scalene triangle · obtuse triangle
Synonyms
wye · bluebottle · threeside (polygon) · trigon (polygon) · love triangle (love triangle) · triangle · △ · menage à trois (love triangle)
Translations (225)
cmn 三角鐵 /三角铁 (percussion instrument) · fa-ira مُثَلَّث (polygon) · tg секунҷа (polygon) · ps درې څنډى (polygon) · es triángulo (polygon) · tl triyanggulo (polygon) · fr triangle (percussion instrument) · es triángulo (percussion instrument) · izh kolminurkkain (polygon) · dsb tśirožk (polygon) · lij triàngolo (polygon) · zu unxantathu class 1a/2a (polygon) · ht triyang (polygon) · gd trì-oinnsinneach (polygon) · ky үчбурч (polygon) · bg триъ́гълник (percussion instrument) · eo triangulo (polygon) · xal һурвлҗн (polygon) · af driehoek (percussion instrument) · pt triângulo (percussion instrument) · el τρίγωνο (polygon) · ast triángulu (polygon) · th สามเหลี่ยม (percussion instrument) · fa-cls سِهگوشَه (polygon) · af driehoek (polygon) · de Triangel (percussion instrument) · tg мусаллас (polygon) · ko 트라이앵글 (percussion instrument) · se golmmačiegat (polygon) · ky үч бурчтук (polygon) · tyv үш-бүлүңчүк (polygon) · hy եռանկյուն (polygon) · nl triangel (percussion instrument) · tk üçburçluk (polygon) · lv trīsstūris (polygon) · an trianglo (polygon) · vi tam giác (polygon) · ru треуго́льник (polygon) · da trekant (polygon) · vi kẻng tam giác (percussion instrument) · pt ferrinhos (percussion instrument) · nl driehoek (polygon) · ja 三角 (polygon) · pl trójkąt (percussion instrument) · gd triantan (polygon) · yi דרײַעק (polygon) · ga triantán (polygon) · bo གྲུ་གསུམ (polygon) · ln mbata-isáto (polygon) · eu hiruki (polygon) · sl triangel (percussion instrument) · ja トライアングル (percussion instrument) · nv táaʼgo deezʼá (polygon) · is þríhyrningur (polygon) · sv trekant (polygon) · sq trekëndësh (polygon) · cs trojúhelník (polygon) · frr Triikant (polygon) · gu ત્રિકોણ (polygon) · hu háromszög (polygon) · bo ཟུར་གསུམ (polygon) · vi hình tam giác (polygon) · uz musallas (polygon) · tr üçbucak (polygon) · ms segi telu (polygon) · vo killien (polygon) · sv triangel (percussion instrument) · frr triihuk (polygon) · mi tapatoru (polygon) · frr träikant (polygon) · alt ӱчтолык (polygon) · te త్రికోణము (polygon) · sah үс муннук (polygon) · yo anígunmẹ́ta (polygon) · sc triàngulu (polygon) · jv segi telu (polygon) · ru треуго́льник (percussion instrument) · te త్రిభుజము (polygon) · sh trȍkūt (percussion instrument) · nb trekant (polygon) · fi kolmio (polygon) · fy trijehoek (polygon) · vi kẻng ba góc (percussion instrument) · sa त्रिकोण (polygon) · grc τρίγωνον (polygon) · tl batingting (percussion instrument) · sn gonyonhatu (polygon) · sk triangel (percussion instrument) · uz uchburchak (polygon) · cs triangl (percussion instrument) · tr üçgen (polygon) · nv tááʼgóó yistłʼah (polygon) · he משולש \ מְשֻׁלָּשׁ (percussion instrument) · co triangulu (polygon) · csb trzënórt (polygon) · hsb třiróžk (polygon) · frr träikaant (Langenhorn) (polygon) · tr müselles (polygon) · eo triangulo (percussion instrument) · nn trekant (polygon) · ta முக்கோணம் (percussion instrument) · gv troorane (polygon) · bn ত্রিভুজ (polygon) · ja 三角形 (polygon) · fa-cls سِهسویْ (polygon) · it triangolo (percussion instrument) · sh trougao (percussion instrument) · gl triángulo (percussion instrument) · lt trikampis (polygon) · lo ສາມແຈ (polygon) · kk үштаған (polygon) · fa-ira سِهگوش (polygon) · cy triongl (polygon) · fr triangle (polygon) · sgs trėkompis (polygon) · ps مثلث (polygon) · uk трику́тник (polygon) · ko 삼각 (polygon) · sv trehörning (polygon) · hi त्रिकोण (polygon) · eo trilatero (polygon) · nv tááʼgóó adeezʼá (polygon) · pl trójkąt (polygon) · bn তেকোনা (polygon) · ro triunghi (polygon) · fur triangul (polygon) · gl ferriños (percussion instrument) · qu kimsak'uchu (polygon) · cy triongl (percussion instrument) · stq Trjokaant (polygon) · pt triângulo (polygon) · ms segi tiga (polygon) · my တြိဂံ (polygon) · et kolmnurk (polygon) · sw pembetatu (polygon) · frr Triihuk (polygon) · hu triangulum (percussion instrument) · zza hirequnc (polygon) · ug ئۈچ بۇلۇڭ (polygon) · bn ত্রিকোণ (polygon) · fa-ira سِهگوشِه (polygon) · ar مُثَلَّث (polygon) · ay mujina (polygon) · fi triangeli (percussion instrument) · om rog-sadee (polygon) · kk үшбұрыш (polygon) · scn triàngulu (polygon) · tg сегӯша (polygon) · th สามเหลี่ยม (polygon) · ast triángulu (percussion instrument) · sh троугао (percussion instrument) · is þríhorn (percussion instrument) · gd trì-cheàrnag (polygon) · oc triangle (polygon) · li driehook (polygon) · ur مُثَلَّث (polygon) · el τρίγωνο (percussion instrument) · sv triangel (polygon) · cmn 三角形 (polygon) · kn ತ್ರಿಕೋನ (polygon) · it triangolo (polygon) · sh trougao (polygon) · pms triàngol (polygon) · he משולש \ מְשֻׁלָּשׁ (polygon) · ro trianglu (percussion instrument) · io triangulo (polygon) · as ত্রিভুজ (polygon) · aii ܛܪܝܼܓܵܘܢܵܐ (polygon) · sh троугао (polygon) · sh тро̏кӯт (percussion instrument) · gd trì-oisinneag (polygon) · ga triantán (percussion instrument) · bg триа́нгел (percussion instrument) · war trayanggulo (polygon) · xal һурвн булңт (polygon) · tt өчпочмак (polygon) · ta முக்கோணம் (polygon) · lmo triàngol (polygon) · mk триа́голник (polygon) · mos kog-tãabga (polygon) · nv táaʼgo heetsʼóóz (polygon) · gl triángulo (polygon) · grc τρίγωνον (percussion instrument) · kum уьч буччакълыкъ (polygon) · ka სამკუთხედი (polygon) · vec triangoło (polygon) · vls drieoek (polygon) · az üçbucaq (polygon) · ba өсмөйөш (polygon) · la triangulum (polygon) · bg триъ́гълник (polygon) · tl tilasitha (polygon) · sh trȍkūt (polygon) · fo tríhyrningur (polygon) · id segitiga (polygon) · ms kerincing (percussion instrument) · kum уьчмююшлюк (polygon) · ca triangle (polygon) · zza hirguş (polygon) · de Dreieck (polygon) · hi त्रिभुज (polygon) · zza hirdag (polygon) · sk trojuholník (polygon) · cmn 三角 (polygon) · egy s-p:d-t-M44 (polygon) · tyz slam cooc (polygon) · da triangel (percussion instrument) · kk үшкіл (polygon) · kmr sêgoşe (polygon) · am ሶስት ማእዘን (polygon) · be трохку́тнік (polygon) · lo ສາມຫຼ່ຽມ (polygon) · su juru tilu (polygon) · ko 삼각형 (polygon) · so saddax-xagal (polygon) · sh тро̏кӯт (polygon) · ko 세모 (polygon) · sl trikotnik (polygon) · mn гурвалжин (polygon) · km ត្រីកោណ (polygon) · ckb سێگۆشە (polygon) · tl tatsulok (polygon) · ps تکون (polygon) · frr träikånt (Ockholm) (polygon) · ca triangle (percussion instrument)