triangular
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triangular
- /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lə/ UK
- /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjʊ.lə/ UK
- /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ US
- /tɹaɪˈaɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English triangulare, trianguler, triangulere, from Old French triangulaire, triangulier and Latin triangulāris. By surface analysis, tri- + -angular.
adjective more triangular · most triangular
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Shaped like a triangle.
A very neat old woman, still in her good outdoor coat and best beehive hat, was sitting at a polished mahogany table on whose surface there were several scored scratches so deep that a triangular piece of the veneer had come cleanly away,[…].
Similar: leg-of-mutton
- Of, or pertaining to, triangles.
- Having a triangle as a base; as, a triangular prism, a triangular pyramid.
- Having three elements or parties; trilateral, tripartite.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: trilateral, three-way, tripartite, angular, many-sided, angulate, multilateral, three-party, three-sided, triangulate, triple, trio, threefold, triangle, triennial, delta
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adj shaped like a triangle
| Español | triangular |
|---|---|
| Português | triangular |
| Français | triangulaire |
| Deutsch | dreieckig |
| Italiano | triangolare |
| Русский | треуго́льный treugólʹnyj |
| العربية | مُثَلَّث muṯallaṯ |
adj of or pertaining to triangles
| Español | triangular |
|---|---|
| Português | triangular |
| Deutsch | dreiecks- |
| Русский | треуго́льный treugólʹnyj |
Talk about this word "triangular." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/triangular. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. triangular. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/triangular "triangular." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/triangular.Cite this
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title = {triangular},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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