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triangle
noun(tri-an-gle)
a polygon having three sides
triangle
noun(tri-an-gle)
a percussion instrument consisting of a rod of steel bent into the form of a triangle open at one angle and sounded by striking with a small metal rod
triangle
noun(tri-an-gle)
a drafting instrument consisting of a thin flat right-angled triangle of wood or plastic with acute angles of 45 degrees or of 30 degrees and 60 degrees
triangle
noun(tri-an-gle)
an inequality stating that the absolute value of a sum is less than or equal to the sum of the absolute values of the terms
triangle
noun(tri-an-gle)
a system of numbers arranged in rows resembling a triangle with each row consisting of the coefficients in the expansion of (a + b)n for n = 0, 1, 2, 3, …
triangle
noun(tri-an-gle)
a triangle having a right angle
triangle
noun(tri-an-gle)
a spherical polygon of three sides
triangle
geographical name(tri-an-gle)
triangular area in the North Atlantic between Bermuda, Florida, and Puerto Rico; site of numerous reported disappearances of planes and ships
triangle
noun(tri-an-gle)
a triangle in which all three sides are the same length
triangle
noun(tri-an-gle)
a triangle in which two sides have the same length
triangle
noun(tri-an-gle)
a triangle that has a right angle

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