English Explanatory Dictionary

triforce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shape composed of three equilateral triangles arranged in such a manner that a fourth triangle of identical size, but pointing the opposite direction, could fit between them.
verb
  1. To post three Unicode triangles (▲) arranged in this configuration, especially on 4chan, where a simple copy-and-paste would display incorrectly and expose newbies.

Pronunciation

En-au-triforce.ogg

Word forms

triforce triforces triforcing triforced

Etymology

From Japanese トライフォース (toraifōsu), from English tri- + force. First used in the Legend of Zelda video game franchise for a magical artefact in that fictional universe.

Related words

Sierpinski triangle
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