"triangular" meaning in English

See triangular in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lə/ [UK], /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjʊ.lə/ [UK], /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ [US], /tɹaɪˈaɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-triangular.wav Forms: more triangular [comparative], most triangular [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English triangulare, trianguler, triangulere, from Old French triangulaire, triangulier and Latin triangulāris. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|triangulare}} Middle English triangulare, {{der|en|fro|triangulaire}} Old French triangulaire, {{der|en|la|triangulāris}} Latin triangulāris Head templates: {{en-adj}} triangular (comparative more triangular, superlative most triangular)
  1. Shaped like a triangle. Translations (shaped like a triangle): τρίγωνος (trígōnos) (Ancient Greek), مُثَلَّث (muṯallaṯ) (Arabic), трохвуго́льны (troxvuhólʹny) (Belarusian), трыку́тны (trykútny) (Belarusian), ত্রিভুজাকৃতি (tribhujakriti) (Bengali), tric'hornek (Breton), триъгълен (triǎgǎlen) (Bulgarian), trojúhelníkový (Czech), trojúhelníkovitý (Czech), trekantet (Danish), driehoekig (Dutch), triangula (Esperanto), kolmikulmainen (Finnish), kolmiomainen (Finnish), triangulaire (French), triangular (Galician), სამკუთხა (samḳutxa) (Georgian), dreieckig (German), háromszögletű (Hungarian), háromszög alakú (Hungarian), háromszögű [rare] (Hungarian), triantánach (Irish), triangolare (Italian), triangulus [masculine] (Latin), tree-uillinagh (Manx), tree corneilagh (Manx), tapatoru (Maori), trekantet (Norwegian Bokmål), trekanta (Norwegian Bokmål), triangulær (Norwegian Bokmål), trekanta (Norwegian Nynorsk), triangulær (Norwegian Nynorsk), trójkątny (Polish), triangular [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), треуго́льный (treugólʹnyj) (Russian), triantanach (Scottish Gaelic), triangular (Spanish), triangulär (Swedish), trekantig (Swedish), tatsihain (Tagalog), трику́тний (trykútnyj) (Ukrainian), דרײַעקיק (drayekik) (Yiddish), דרײַקאַנטיק (draykantik) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-triangular-en-adj-LQpeFebi Disambiguation of 'shaped like a triangle': 91 2 7 1
  2. Of, or pertaining to, triangles. Translations (of or pertaining to triangles): триъгълен (triǎgǎlen) (Bulgarian), trojúhelníkový (Czech), triangula (Esperanto), kolmio- (Finnish), kolmiomainen (Finnish), dreiecks- (German), triantánach (Irish), tapatoru (Maori), trójkątowy (Polish), triangular [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), треуго́льный (treugólʹnyj) (Russian), triantanach (Scottish Gaelic), triangular (Spanish), tatsihain (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-triangular-en-adj-PsUd5OHz Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to triangles': 3 94 3 0
  3. Having a triangle as a base; as, a triangular prism, a triangular pyramid. Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (having a triangle as a base): kolmikulmainen (Finnish), kolmiomainen (Finnish), háromszög alapú (Hungarian), triantánach (Irish), triantanach (Scottish Gaelic)
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  4. Having three elements or parties; trilateral, tripartite. Translations (having three elements or parties): kolmikantainen (Finnish), háromoldalú (note: with three parties) (Hungarian), három résztvevős (Hungarian), háromrészes (note: with three elements) (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-triangular-en-adj-D9uxCSQb Disambiguation of 'having three elements or parties': 1 0 7 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: threeside, trigonal Derived forms: obtriangular, triangular colon, triangular division, triangular harp, triangular hebesphenorotunda, triangular number, triangular prism, triangular pyramid
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to triangles",
      "word": "triantanach"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to triangles",
      "word": "triangular"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to triangles",
      "word": "tatsihain"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a triangle as a base",
      "word": "kolmikulmainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a triangle as a base",
      "word": "kolmiomainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having a triangle as a base",
      "word": "háromszög alapú"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having a triangle as a base",
      "word": "triantánach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "having a triangle as a base",
      "word": "triantanach"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having three elements or parties",
      "word": "kolmikantainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "note": "with three parties",
      "sense": "having three elements or parties",
      "word": "háromoldalú"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having three elements or parties",
      "word": "három résztvevős"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "note": "with three elements",
      "sense": "having three elements or parties",
      "word": "háromrészes"
    }
  ],
  "word": "triangular"
}

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