Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.


Noun: triangle  'trI`anggul
  1. A three-sided polygon
    - trigon, trilateral
     
  2. Something approximating the shape of a triangle
    "the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle"
     
  3. Any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles
     
  4. A percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
Noun: Triangle
  1. A small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries
    - Triangulum

Derived forms: triangles

See also: triangular, triangulate

Type of: constellation, drafting instrument, form, percussion instrument, percussive instrument, polygon, polygonal shape, shape

Encyclopedia: Triangle, Newfoundland and Labrador Triangle, New York Triangle Triangle, Zimbabwe Triangle, Virginia Triangle, VA