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triangular

[trahy-ang-gyuh-ler]

adjective

pertaining to or having the form of a triangle; three-cornered.

having a triangle as base or cross section: a triangular prism.

comprising three parts or elements; triple.

pertaining to or involving a group of three, as three persons, parties, or things.

Origin:
1535–45; < Latin triangulāris, equivalent to triangul(um) triangle + -āris -ar¹

Related forms

tri·an·gu·lar·i·ty

[trahy-ang-gyuh-lar-i-tee] , noun

tri·an·gu·lar·ly, adverb

sub·tri·an·gu·lar, adjective

sub·tri·an·gu·lar·i·ty, noun

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triangular (traɪˈæŋɡjʊlə)

—*adj*
1.	Also: trigonal of, shaped like, or relating to a triangle; having three corners or sides
2.	of or involving three participants, pieces, or units
3.	maths having a base shaped like a triangle

triangularity

—n

triangularly

—*adv*

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