Antonyms for triangle


Grammar : Noun
Spell : trahy-ang-guh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtraɪˌæŋ gəl


Definition of triangle

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French triangle (13c.), from Latin triangulum "triangle," from neuter of adj. triangulus "three-cornered," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + angulus "corner, angle" (see angle (n.)).
  • In the huts of witches all the instruments and implements are triangular. ["Handwörterbuch des deutschen Aberglaubens"]
  • As in love affair : noun love relationship
  • As in slice : noun piece; share
  • As in trio/triple : noun three of something
  • As in trio : noun three
  • As in triad : noun trio
  • As in trine : noun trio
  • As in triumvirate : noun trio
  • As in triune : noun trio
  • As in triunity : noun trio
  • As in troika : noun trio
Example sentences :
  • When I asked the meaning of this, they showed me a triangle.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • And he points out that within the triangle was the Svastika cross.
  • Extract from : « The Non-Christian Cross » by John Denham Parsons
  • This triangle they filled with a thinner stone carved with two lions.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
  • And directly in front of it are three other stars in the form of a triangle.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • They were alone, too, for the Gnomes had not entered the door of triangle.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various
  • I mastered twenty-two concertos and even knew the parts for the triangle.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • They formed thus a triangle, of which the stranger was the apex.
  • Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
  • Drive in three pegs to mark the exact points of this triangle (A,B,C).
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • He has three dens about one hundred yards apart in a triangle.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • Thus the village was a triangle, with the base on the river, and the hill as apex.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding

Synonyms for triangle

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