triangle
A polygon with three sides and three angles.
Noun 4 meanings
A polygon with three sides and three angles.
“Meronyms: angle, side, cathetus, leg, hypotenuse; see also Thesaurus:polygon”
A set square.
A percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound.
A triangular piece of equipment used for gathering the balls into the formation required by the game being played.
Verb 1 meaning
To form or be included in a three-part interaction, e.g., a Karpman drama triangle, such as by being ganged up on by two people or being torn between conflicting demands from two sources.
Etymology
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English triangle, from Old French triangle, from Latin triangulum, noun use of adjective triangulus (“three-cornered, having three angles”), from trēs (“three”) + angulus (“corner, angle”), equivalent to tri- + -angle.
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TRIANGLE at a glance
TRIANGLE has 8 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (T 1 + R 1 + I 1 + A 1 + N 1 + G 2 + L 1 + E 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,871 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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