Triangle

['traɪæŋg(ə)l] or ['traɪæŋɡl]

Definition

(noun.) a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle.

(noun.) any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles.

(noun.) a three-sided polygon.

(noun.) something approximating the shape of a triangle; 'the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle'.

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Definition

(n.) A figure bounded by three lines, and containing three angles.

(n.) An instrument of percussion, usually made of a rod of steel, bent into the form of a triangle, open at one angle, and sounded by being struck with a small metallic rod.

(n.) A draughtsman's square in the form of a right-angled triangle.

(n.) A kind of frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which soldiers were bound when undergoing corporal punishment, -- now disused.

(n.) A small constellation situated between Aries and Andromeda.

(n.) A small constellation near the South Pole, containing three bright stars.

Typed by Gladys

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Three-sided figure.

Typist: Mag

Definition

n. (math.) a plane figure with three angles and three sides: a musical instrument of percussion formed of a steel rod bent in triangle-form open at one angle: a frame of three halberds stuck in the ground to which soldiers were formerly bound to be flogged (generally pl.).—adjs. Trī′angled Triang′ūlar having three angles.—n. Triangūlar′ity.—adv. Triang′ūlarly.—v.t. Triang′ūlāte to survey by means of a series of triangles.—adv. Triang′ūlātely.—n. Triangūlā′tion act of triangulating: the series of triangles so used.—adj. Triang′ūloid.

Checker: Victoria

Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream of a triangle, foretells separation from friends, and love affairs will terminate in disagreements.

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