triangle
pronunciation
How to pronounce triangle in British English:
UK [ˈtraɪæŋɡl]
How to pronounce triangle in American English:
US [ˈtraɪæŋɡl]
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- Noun:
- a three-sided polygon
- something approximating the shape of a triangle
- any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles
- a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
Word Origin
- triangle (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French triangle (13c.), from Latin triangulum "triangle," noun use of neuter of adjective triangulus "three-cornered, having three angles," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + angulus "corner, angle" (see angle (n.)).
Example
- 1. Three titles chronicle this triangle of jealousy and intrigue .
- 2. This film involves lesbians in a sexy love triangle .
- 3. But triangle 's owners would not allow the workers to unionise .
- 4. My colleague tommy re likes to talk about flipping this triangle .
- 5. The triangle shirtwaist fire remains as a turning point in us history .