triangle
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See also Triangle
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[edit] Etymology
From Old French triangle.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
triangle (plural triangles)
- (geometry) A polygon with three sides and three angles.
- (music) 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.
- (cue sports) A triangular shaped piece of equipment used for gathering the balls into the formation required by the game being played.
- A love triangle.
- 2009, Neil McDonald, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 104:
- 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:
- (systemics) The structure of systems composed with three interrelated objects.
[edit] Synonyms
- (polygon): trigon (rare)
- (love triangle): love triangle, menage à trois
- See also Wikisaurus:triangle
[edit] Translations
polygon
percussion instrument
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love triangle — see love triangle
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[edit] Derived terms
[edit] External links
Triangle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Triangle (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Triangle (disambiguation)
Triangle (instrument) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Triangle (instrument)
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[edit] Noun
triangle m. (plural triangles)
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[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
triangle m. (plural triangles)
- triangle (polygon)
- triangle (percussion instrument)
