Triangulum

See also: triangulum

English

Etymology

From Latin triangulum (“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

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)

  Ancient Greek: Τρίγωνον n (Trígōnon)

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• Irish: an Triantán m
• Malay: Segi Tiga
• Polish: Trójkąt (pl) m
• Russian: Треугольник (Treugolʹnik)
• Spanish: Triangulum

spiral galaxy — see Triangulum Galaxy