Triangle Definition

trīănggəl
triangles
noun
triangles
A geometric figure having three angles and three sides.
Webster's New World
Any three-sided or three-cornered figure, area, object, part, etc.
Webster's New World
Something shaped like such a figure.
A triangle of land.
American Heritage
A right-angled, flat, triangular instrument used in drawing geometric figures.
Webster's New World
A situation involving three persons, esp. when one person is having love affairs with two others.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

The area comprising the cities of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill in North Carolina. Used with "the" except when attributive.

I moved to the Triangle two years ago.
Many Triangle residents enjoy iced tea.
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Other Word Forms of Triangle

Noun

Singular:
triangle
Plural:
triangles

Origin of Triangle

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin triangulum from neuter of triangulus three-angled tri- tri- angulus angle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French triangle.

    From Wiktionary

Triangle Sentence Examples

  • For when a triangle "moves," the points do not move with it.

  • His shoulders and hips formed a triangle that rippled with movement.

  • The district of Bugey occupies the triangle formed by the Rhone in the south-east of the department.

  • A third reflecting plate is sometimes employed, the cross-section of the three forming an equilateral triangle.

  • A triangle is a rectilineal figure; i.e.

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Words Starting With

TTRTRI

Words Ending With

ELEGLE

Unscrambles

triangle

Words Starting With T and Ending With E

Starts With T & Ends With EStarts With TR & Ends With EStarts With T & Ends With LE

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With T8 Letter Words Ending With E