triangular

[ trahy-ang-gyuh-ler ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to or having the form of a triangle; three-cornered.

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

  1. comprising three parts or elements; triple.

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

Origin of triangular

1
1535–45; <Latin triangulāris, equivalent to triangul(um) triangle + -āris-ar1

Other words from triangular

  • tri·an·gu·lar·i·ty [trahy-ang-gyuh-lar-i-tee], /traɪˌæŋ gyəˈlær ɪ ti/, 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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British Dictionary definitions for triangular

triangular

/ (traɪˈæŋɡjʊlə) /


adjective
  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

  1. maths having a base shaped like a triangle

Derived forms of triangular

  • triangularity (traɪˌæŋɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ), noun
  • triangularly, adverb

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