triangle
/ˈtɹaɪˌæŋɡəl/ noun B2- A polygon with three sides and three angles. · Meronyms: angle, side, cathetus, leg, hypotenuse; see also Thesaurus:polygon
- A set square.
- A percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound.
- A triangular piece of equipment used for gathering the balls into the formation required by the game being played.
- A love triangle.
- The structure of systems composed with three interrelated objects.
- A draughtsman's square in the form of a right-angled triangle.
- A frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which people were bound for corporal punishment.
Plural triangles
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About halfway up the forearm was a curious brown design, a triangle inside a circle, standing out in vivid relief upon the lard-coloured skin.
Ames, I understand that you have often seen this very unusual mark—a branded triangle inside a circle—upon Mr.
The man whom we had known as Douglas turned up his own coat and cuff to show a brown triangle within a circle exactly like that which we had seen upon the dead man.
Then he began making loops and figures of eight with his body, and soft, oozy triangles that melted into squares and five-sided figures, and coiled mounds, never resting, never hurrying, and never stopping his low humming song.
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