Defenition of the word triangle
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Defenition of the word triangle
- A geometric figure that consists of three straight limiting lines (sides) and three corners that are the intersection points of two sides
- An idiophone type of musical instrument in the percussion family.
- a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
- any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles
- a three-sided polygon
- something approximating the shape of a triangle; "the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle"
- a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries
- something approximating the shape of a triangle
Synonyms for the word triangle
Hyponyms for the word triangle
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- acute triangle
- acute-angled triangle
- cuneus
- equiangular triangle
- equilateral triangle
- isosceles triangle
- oblique triangle
- obtuse triangle
- obtuse-angled triangle
- right triangle
- right-angled triangle
- scalene triangle
- wedge
- wedge shape
Hypernyms for the word triangle
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- drafting instrument
- form
- percussion instrument
- percussive instrument
- polygon
- polygonal shape
- shape
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