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
- 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
- adultery
- affair
- affair of the heart
- affaire de coeur
- allotment
- allowance
- amour
- bite
- chop
- courtship
- cut
- dalliance
- devotion
- entanglement
- extracurricular activity
- fling
- flirtation
- forbidden love
- hanky-panky
- helping
- illicit love
- infidelity
- intrigue
- involvement
- leash
- liaison
- lot
- love
- ménage à trois
- part
- passion
- piece of pie
- portion
- quota
- relationship
- romance
- romantic affair
- seduction
- segment
- set of three
- sexual relationship outside of marriage
- sliver
- ternion
- thin piece
- thing
- three
- threesome
- trey
- triad
- triangle
- trilogy
- trine
- trinity
- triple
- triplet
- triplicate
- triptych
- triumvirate
- triune
- triunity
- troika
- tryst
- wedge
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