Triangulum

See also triangulum

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin triangulum, a "triangle"

Proper noun

Triangulum

1. (astronomy) An autumn constellation of the northern sky whose brightest three stars form a small triangle. The constellation lies near Perseus, between Aries and Andromeda.
2. (astronomy) The Triangulum Galaxy, a relatively nearby spiral galaxy to the Milky Way; M33.

Derived terms

• Trianguli
• Triangulum Australe
• Triangulum Galaxy
• Triangulum Minor

Translations

constellation

• Finnish: Kolmio
• French: le Triangle m
• German: das Dreieck n

• Greek: Τρίγωνον (el) n (Trígonon)
• Malay: Segi Tiga (ms)
• Russian: Треугольник
• Spanish: Triangulum (es)

spiral galaxy — see Triangulum Galaxy