trigonum

[ trahy-goh-nuh m ]

/ traɪˈgoʊ nəm /

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noun, plural tri·go·na [trahy-goh-nuh] /traɪˈgoʊ nə/. Anatomy.

Nearby words

trigonometric function, trigonometric functions, trigonometric series, trigonometry, trigonous, trigonum, trigram, trigraph, trigraphic, trigère, trihalomethane

Origin of trigonum

First recorded in 1720–30, trigonum is from the Latin word trigōnum triangle. See trigon

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Examples from the Web for trigonum

The front of the head is more inclined than that of trigonum (fig. 301).
The Common Spiders of the United States|James Henry Emerton

Medicine definitions for trigonum

trigonum

[ trī-gō′nəm ]

n. pl. tri•go•na (-nə)

A triangular anatomical area.

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