trigonal

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trigonal

  • /ˈtrɪɡənəl/ UK

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From Latin trigōnālis (“triangular”), equivalent to trigon + -al.

adjective more trigonal · most trigonal

  1. Having three angles and three sides, triangular.
  2. Of or pertaining to a crystal system with three equal and equally inclined but not perpendicular axes.
  3. Relating to the trigone

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adj triangular

Deutschtrigonal
Italianotrigono

adj crystallography

中文三方 sānfāng

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@misc{trigonal_2026,
  title = {trigonal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trigonal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}