[trahy-ang-guh
l] 
| 1. | a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles. |
| 2. | a flat triangular piece, usually of plastic, with straight edges, used in connection with a T square for drawing perpendicular lines, geometric figures, etc. |
| 3. | any three-cornered or three-sided figure, object, or piece: a triangle of land. |
| 4. | a musical percussion instrument that consists of a steel triangle, open at one corner, that is struck with a steel rod. |
| 5. | a group of three; triad. |
| 6. | a situation involving three persons, esp. one in which two of them are in love with the third. |
| 7. | (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Triangulum. |
tri·an·gle (trī'āng'gəl)  (click for larger image in new window) n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin triangulum, from neuter of triangulus, three-angled : tri-, tri- + angulus, angle.] |
"In the huts of witches all the instruments and implements are triangular." ["Handwörterbuch des deutschen Aberglaubens"]
Triangle
A technical analysis pattern created by drawing trendlines along a price range that gets narrower over time because of lower tops and higher bottoms. Variations of a triangle include 'ascending' and 'descending' triangles. Triangles are very similar to wedges and pennants.
Investopedia Commentary
Technical analysts see a 'breakout' of this triangular pattern as either bullish (on a breakout above the upper line) or bearish (on a breakout below the lower line).
Related Links
Continuation Patterns - Part 1
Continuation Patterns - Part 2
Continuation Patterns - Part 3
Triangles: A Short Study in Continuation Patterns
See also: Flag, Technical Analysis, Wedge
triangle
triangle tri·an·gle (trī'āng'gəl)
n.
A three-sided area, space, or structure.
