"triangle" meaning in French

See triangle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʁi.jɑ̃ɡl/ Audio: Fr-triangle.ogg Forms: triangles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin triangulum. By surface analysis, tri- + angle. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|triangulum}} Borrowed from Latin triangulum, {{surf|fr|tri-|angle}} By surface analysis, tri- + angle Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} triangle m (plural triangles)
  1. (geometry) triangle (polygon) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-triangle-fr-noun-yaR6ufhO Categories (other): Geometry, Shapes Disambiguation of Shapes: 93 7 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  2. (music) triangle (percussion instrument) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-triangle-fr-noun-9XlC9BNj Categories (other): Music, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with tri-, Musical instruments, Three Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with tri-: 43 57 Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 16 84 Disambiguation of Three: 16 84 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: triangle amoureux, triangle de sécurité, triangulaire

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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