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triangle

[ trahy-ang-guhl ]

noun

  1. a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.
  2. a flat triangular piece, usually of plastic, with straight edges, used in connection with a T square for drawing perpendicular lines, geometric figures, etc.
  3. any three-cornered or three-sided figure, object, or piece:

    a triangle of land.

  4. a musical percussion instrument that consists of a steel triangle, open at one corner, that is struck with a steel rod.
  5. a group of three; triad.
  6. a situation involving three persons, especially one in which two of them are in love with the third.
  7. Triangle, Astronomy. the constellation Triangulum.


triangle

/ ˈ³Ù°ù²¹ÉªËŒÃ¦Å‹É¡É™±ô /

noun

  1. 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
  2. any object shaped like a triangle
  3. any situation involving three parties or points of view See also eternal triangle
  4. music a percussion instrument consisting of a sonorous metal bar bent into a triangular shape, beaten with a metal stick
  5. a group of three
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triangle

/ ³Ù°ùī′ă²Ô²µâ€²gÉ™±ô /

  1. A closed geometric figure consisting of three sides.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù°ù¾±ËŒ²¹²Ô²µ±ô±ð»å, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù°ù¾±î€ƒa²Ôg±ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of triangle1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin triangulum, noun use of neuter of triangulus “t³ó°ù±ð±ð-³¦´Ç°ù²Ô±ð°ù±ð»åâ€, tri-, angle 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of triangle1

C14: from Latin triangulum (noun), from triangulus (adjective), from tri- + angulus corner
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Idioms and Phrases

see eternal triangle .
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Shouldn’t she at least strive to be an equal in this tangled friendship triangle?

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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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Each student can audition for different, small parts in the program: drums, cymbals, the triangle — all things that would widen any child’s eyes when they walk into a music class.

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Perhaps the best analogy is that the tech expertise held within the London-Oxford-Cambridge triangle could become for a booming AI-driven Silicon Valley what London's financial City became to New York's Wall Street.

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It’s half “Rocky,†half “Ocean’s 11,†to overstate the case, with a sort of love triangle laid on top.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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