triangular
[trahy-ang-gyuh-ler]
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Origin of triangular
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Related Words for triangular
trilateral, cuneate, deltoid, deltoidal, hastate, pyramidal, pyriform, trigonalExamples from the Web for triangular
Contemporary Examples of triangular
The dominant silhouette in the collection was an A-line, triangular shape with narrow shoulders and a full skirt.
“Those pink, triangular houses are very much a symbol for strangeness,” said Pickwoad.
Historical Examples of triangular
The lapels were, of course, soft-rolled and joined the collar with a triangular notch.
Ruggles of Red GapHarry Leon Wilson
Lay the slices one on the other, and cut in triangular shapes.
The Skilful CookMary Harrison
Here is the famous "triangular bridge," a relic of the abbey.
England, Picturesque and DescriptiveJoel Cook
Then we could find nothing by traveling toward the triangular cluster?
Cogito, Ergo SumJohn Foster West
You look over the whole town, which here appears in a triangular form.
A Tour in IrelandArthur Young
triangular
- Also: trigonal of, shaped like, or relating to a triangle; having three corners or sides
- of or involving three participants, pieces, or units
- maths having a base shaped like a triangle
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Word Origin and History for triangular
1540s, from Late Latin triangularis, from triangulum (see triangle).
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