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English noun: triangle | |||
| 1. | triangle (shape) a three-sided polygon | ||
| Synonyms | trigon, trilateral | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | polygon, polygonal shape | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acute triangle, acute-angled triangle, cuneus, equiangular triangle, equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle, oblique triangle, obtuse triangle, obtuse-angled triangle, right triangle, right-angled triangle, scalene triangle, wedge, wedge shape | ||
| 2. | triangle (shape) something approximating the shape of a triangle | ||
| Samples | The coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
| 3. | Triangle (object) a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries | ||
| Synonyms | Triangulum | ||
| Instance hypernym | constellation | ||
| 4. | triangle (artifact) any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drafting instrument | ||
| 5. | triangle (artifact) a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | percussion instrument, percussive instrument | ||
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