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RELATED WORDS : acute triangle acute-angled triangle bermuda triangle equiangular triangle equilateral triangle isosceles triangle oblique triangle obtuse triangle obtuse-angled triangle right triangle right-angled triangle scalene triangle southern triangle spherical triangle

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun triangle has 5 senses

• triangle(n = noun.shape) trigon, trilateral - a three-sided polygon; Array
is a kind of polygon, polygonal shape
has particulars: acute-angled triangle, acute triangle, equiangular triangle, equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle, oblique triangle, obtuse-angled triangle, obtuse triangle, right-angled triangle, right triangle, scalene triangle, cuneus, wedge, wedge shape
Derived forms adjective triangular₂, adjective triangular₁, verb triangulate₃, verb triangulate₁

• triangle(n = noun.shape) Array - something approximating the shape of a triangle; "the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle"
is a kind of form, shape

• triangle(n = noun.object) triangulum - a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries; Array
is a kind of constellation

• triangle(n = noun.artifact) Array - any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles; Array
is a kind of drafting instrument

• triangle(n = noun.artifact) Array - a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle; Array
is a kind of percussion instrument, percussive instrument

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THESAURUS

triangle

Platonic body, T square, acute-angled triangle, adulterous affair, adultery, affair, amour, battery, bell, bells, bones, branks, castanets, celesta, chime, chimes, church bell, clapper, clappers, clover, cowbell, crank, crash cymbal, cube, cuboid, cucking stool, cuckoldry, cusp, cymbals, decagon, deuce-ace, dinner bell, dinner gong, dodecagon, dodecahedron, doorbell, ducking stool, entanglement, equilateral triangle, eternal triangle, finger cymbals, finger pillory, fire bell, flirtation, forbidden love, foursquare, gamelan, glockenspiel, gnomon, gong, gong bell, hand bell, handbells, hanky-panky, heptagon, hexagon, hexahedron, hypercube, icosahedron, idiophone, illicit love, infidelity, intrigue, isosceles triangle, jingle bell, leash, liaison, love affair, lyra, maraca, marimba, metallophone, oblong, obtuse-angled triangle, octagon, octahedron, orchestral bells, oxygon, parallelepiped, parallelogram, passing bell, pentagon, pentahedron, percussion, percussion instrument, percussions, percussive, pillory, polygon, polyhedron, prism, prismoid, pyramid, quadrangle, quadrant, quadrature, quadrilateral, rattle, rattlebones, rectangle, rhombohedron, rhomboid, rhombus, romance, romantic tie, rule, ruler, sacring bell, set of three, shamrock, sheepbell, sizzler, sleigh bell, snappers, square, stocks, straightedge, tam-tam, telephone bell, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, tetragon, tetragram, tetrahedron, three, threesome, tierce, tintinnabula, tintinnabulum, tongue, tonitruone, trapeze, trapezium, trapezoid, treadmill, trebuchet, trefoil, trey, triad, trialogue, triangles, tricorn, trident, triennium, trihedron, trilateral, trilogy, trimester, trine, trinity, trinomial, trio, triphthong, triple crown, triple threat, triplet, triplopy, tripod, triptych, trireme, triseme, triskelion, trisul, triumvirate, triunity, trivet, troika, tubular bells, unfaithfulness, vibes, vibraphone, whipping post, wooden horse, xylophone

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triangle

Triality

N triality, trinity, triunity, three, triad, triplet, trey, trio, ternion, leash, shamrock, tierce, spike-team, trefoil, triangle, trident, triennium, trigon, trinomial, trionym, triplopia, tripod, trireme, triseme, triskele, triskelion, trisula, third power, cube, cube root, three, triform, trinal, trinomial, tertiary, ternary, triune, triarch, triadie, triple, tri-, tris-, tria juncta in uno.

Scourge

N scourge, rod, cane, stick, ratan, rattan, birch, birch rod, azote, blacksnake, bullwhack, chicote, kurbash, quirt, rawhide, sjambok, rod in pickle, switch, ferule, cudgel, truncheon, whip, bullwhip, lash, strap, thong, cowhide, knout, cat, cat o'nine tails, rope's end, pillory, stocks, whipping post, cucking stool, ducking stool, brank, trebuchet, trebuket, triangle, wooden horse, iron maiden, thumbscrew, boot, rack, wheel, iron heel, chinese water torture, treadmill, crank, galleys, scaffold, block, ax, guillotine, stake, cross, gallows, gibbet, tree, drop, noose, rope, halter, bowstring, death chair, electric chair, gas chamber, lethal injection, firing squad, mecate, house of correction, goaler, jailer, executioner, electrocutioner, lyncher, hangman, headsman, Jack Ketch.

Angularity

N angularity, angularness, aduncity, angle, cusp, bend, fold, notch, fork, bifurcation, elbow, knee, knuckle, ankle, groin, crotch, crutch, crane, fluke, scythe, sickle, zigzag, kimbo, akimbo, corner, nook, recess, niche, oriel, coign, right angle, obliquity, angle of 45 degrees, miter, acute angle, obtuse angle, salient angle, reentering angle, spherical angle, angular measurement, angular elevation, angular distance, angular velocity, trigonometry, goniometry, altimetry, clinometer, graphometer, goniometer, theodolite, sextant, quadrant, dichotomy, triangle, trigon, wedge, rectangle, square, lozenge, diamond, rhomb, rhombus, quadrangle, quadrilateral, parallelogram, quadrature, polygon, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, oxygon, decagon, pyramid, cone, Platonic bodies, cube, rhomboid, tetrahedron, pentahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron, eicosahedron, prism, pyramid, parallelopiped, curb roof, gambrel roof, mansard roof, angular, bent, crooked, aduncous, uncinated, aquiline, jagged, serrated, falciform, falcated, furcated, forked, bifurcate, zigzag, furcular, hooked, dovetailed, knock kneed, crinkled, akimbo, kimbo, geniculated, oblique, fusiform, wedge-shaped, cuneiform, cuneate, multangular, oxygonal, triangular, trigonal, trilateral, quadrangular, quadrilateral, foursquare, rectangular, square, multilateral, polygonal, cubical, rhomboid, rhomboidal, pyramidal.

Musical Instruments

N musical instruments, band, string-band, brass-band, orchestra, orchestrina, monochord, polychord, harp, lyre, lute, archlute, mandola, mandolin, mandoline, guitar, zither, cither, cithern, gittern, rebeck, bandurria, bandura, banjo, bina, vina, xanorphica, viol, violin, fiddle, kit, viola, viola d'amore, viola di gamba, tenor, cremona, violoncello, bass, bass viol, base viol, theorbo, double base, contrabasso, violone, psaltery, bow, fiddlestick, piano, pianoforte, harpsichord, clavichord, clarichord, manichord, clavier, spinet, virginals, dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, vielle, pianino, Eolian harp, organ, harmonium, harmoniphon, American organ, barrel organ, hand organ, accordion, seraphina, concertina, humming top, flute, fife, piccolo, flageolet, clarinet, claronet, basset horn, corno di bassetto, oboe, hautboy, cor Anglais, corno Inglese, bassoon, double bassoon, contrafagotto, serpent, bass clarinet, bagpipes, union pipes, musette, ocarina, Pandean pipes, reed instrument, sirene, pipe, pitch-pipe, sourdet, whistle, catcall, doodlesack, harmoniphone, horn, bugle, cornet, cornet-a-pistons, cornopean, clarion, trumpet, trombone, ophicleide, French horn, saxophone, sax, buglehorn, saxhorn, flugelhorn, althorn, helicanhorn, posthorn, sackbut, euphonium, bombardon tuba, cymbal, bell, gong, tambour, tambourine, tamborine, drum, tom-tom, tabor, tabret, tabourine, taborin, side drum, kettle drum, timpani, tympani, tymbal, timbrel, castanet, bones, musical glasses, musical stones, harmonica, sounding-board, rattle, tam-tam, zambomba, reed, tuning fork, triangle, Jew's harp, musical box, harmonicon, xylophone, sordine, sordet, sourdine, sourdet, mute, (iv) PERCEPTION OF SOUND.

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