English Explanatory Dictionary

triangular

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Shaped like a triangle.
  2. Of, or pertaining to, triangles.
  3. Having a triangle as a base; as, a triangular prism, a triangular pyramid.
  4. Having three elements or parties; trilateral, tripartite.

Pronunciation

/tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lə/ /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjʊ.lə/ /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ /tɹaɪˈaɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-triangular.wav

Word forms

triangular more triangular most triangular

Etymology

From Middle English triangulare, trianguler, triangulere, from Old French triangulaire, triangulier and Latin triangulāris. By surface analysis, tri- + -angular.

Synonyms

threeside trigonal

Derived words

obtriangular triangular colon triangular division triangular harp triangular hebesphenorotunda triangular matrix triangular number triangular prism triangular pyramid triangular trade triangulo-triangular
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