Look up: Triangle

1. triangle
   [n] - a three-sided polygon 2. [n] - any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles 3. [n] - a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
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2. Triangle
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3. triangle
   A polygon with three sides
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4. triangle
   steel rods bent into the form of equilateral triangles; they are sounded with an iron rod Category: General
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5. triangle
   1. <geometry> A figure bounded by three lines, and containing three angles. ... A triangle is either plane, spherical, or curvilinear, according as its sides are straight lines, or arcs of great circles of a sphere, or any curved lines whatever. A plane triangle is designated as scalene, isosc...
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6. triangle
   noun a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
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7. triangle
   trigon noun a three-sided polygon
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8. triangle
   (tri´ang-gәl) a three-cornered object, figure, or area, such as a delineated area on the surface of the body; called also trigone.
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9. Triangle
   • (n.) A draughtsman`s square in the form of a right-angled triangle. • (n.) A small constellation situated between Aries and Andromeda. • (n.) An instrument of percussion, usually made of a rod of steel, bent into the form of a triangle, open at one angle, and sounded by being struck...
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10. triangle
    (from the article `drafting`) ...quickly, or more neatly have recognized value in the preparation of such drawings. Equipment has been invented to facilitate the performance of ...
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11. triangle
    (from the article `mathematics`) Archimedes` result bears on the problem of circle quadrature in the light of another theorem he proved: that the area of a circle equals the area of ... Two triangles are said to be congruent if one can be exactly superimposed on the other by a rigid motion, and the congruence theorems specify the ... ...
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12. triangle
    percussion instrument consisting of a steel rod bent into a triangle with one corner left open. It is suspended by a gut or nylon loop and struck ...
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13. triangle
    triangle 1. A figure (usually, a plane rectilineal figure) having three angles and three sides. 2. A group or set of three, a triad; especially, a love-relationship in which one member of a married couple is involved with a third party; frequently referred to as the eternal triangle. 3. Something ha...
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14. Triangle
    The triangle is a musical instrument of percussion, usually made of a rod of steel, bent into the form of a triangle, open at one angle, and sounded by being struck with a small metallic rod or spindle, so formed to allow soft or heavy tones to be sounded. The triangle possesses a bright and silvery tone useful for rhythmical effects.
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15. triangle
    
    • a three-sided polygon
    • any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles
    
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16. triangle
    triangle, in mathematics, plane figure bounded by three straight lines, the sides, which intersect at three points called the vertices. Any one of the sides may be considered the base of the triangle. The perpendicular distance from a base to the opposite vertex is called an altitude. The area of a ...
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17. triangle
    triangle, in music, percussion instrument consisting of a steel rod bent into a triangle, open at one angle, and struck with a steel rod. Only since the end of the 18th cent. has it been an orchestral instrument, although it appeared in Europe much earlier. Its tinkling sound is of indefinite pitch ...
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18. Triangle
    The triangle was a kind of frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which soldiers were formerly bound when undergoing corporal punishment.
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19. Triangle
    In geometry, a triangle is any figure formed by three intersecting lines. When the lines are straight the triangle is a plane triangle. In spherical triangles, the sides are arcs of great circles of a sphere. Triangles are called equilateral, isoceles and scalene, according as all three sides are eq...
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20. triangle
    Type: Term Pronunciation: trī′ang-gĕl Definitions: 1. In anatomy and surgery, a three-sided area with arbitrary or natural boundaries.
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21. triangle
    (geometry) In geometry, a three-sided plane figure, the sum of whose interior angles is 180°. Triangles can be classified by the relative lengths of their sides. A scalene triangle has three sides of unequal length. An isosce...
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22. Triangle
    A frame of lashed-together spontoons on which a flogging was carried out.
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23. Triangle
    A `triangle` is one of the basic shapes of geometry: a polygon with `three` corners or vertices and `three` sides or edges which are line segments. A triangle with vertices A, B, and C is denoted . In Euclidean geometry any three non-collinear points determine a unique triangle ...
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24. Triangle
    (instrument) The `triangle` is an idiophone type of musical instrument in the percussion family. It is a bar of metal, usually steel but sometimes other metals like beryllium copper, bent into a triangle shape. The instrument is usually held by a loop of some form of thread or wire at the top...
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25. Triangle
    (disambiguation) A `triangle` is a geometric shape with three sides. `Triangle` may also refer to: Math and engineering: Geography: Music: Film and television: Games and sport: Other uses: See also:
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