right triangle
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Triangle.Right.svg/220px-Triangle.Right.svg.png)
Noun
[edit]right triangle (plural right triangles)
- (geometry) A triangle having a right angle as one of its interior angles.
Usage notes
[edit]- right triangle is probably the more common term in the US, while right-angled triangle is probably the more common term in the UK.
Synonyms
[edit]- right-angled triangle (see usage note below)
Meronyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a triangle having a right angle as one of its interior angles