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Image:Triangle instrument.png|thumb|right|A triangle (musical instrument).Image:Simple triangle.svg|thumb|right|A triangle shape.
English

Pronunciation
trī'-�ng-g�l, /�traɪæ�ɡ�l/, /<tt>"traI{Ng@l</tt>/
audio|en-us-triangle.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
triangle (plural: triangles)

1. geometry A polygon with three sides and three angles.
2. musici A percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound.
3. (snooker, pool, billiards etc.) A triangular shaped piece of equipment used for gathering the balls into the formation required by the game being played.
4. A love triangle.

Synonyms
(polygon): trigon (rare)
(love triangle): love triangle, menage à trois

Translations
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Afrikaans: driehoek
Arabic: ARchar|�ث�ث unicode|(muθállaθ) m
Catalan: #Catalan|triangle
Chinese: �� (s�nji�o), ��形 (s�nji�oxíng)
Croatian: trokut m
Czech: trojúhelník m
Dutch: driehoek
Esperanto: triangulo
Finnish: kolmio
French: #French|triangle m
German: Dreieck n
Hebrew: he-translation|�ש��ש|meshulásh m
Hungarian: háromszög
Icelandic: þríhyrningur m
Italian: triangolo m
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Japanese: ��形 (������, sankakukei)
Korean: ��� (samgakhyeong)
Kurdish: KUchar|س�گ�ش��
Latin: triangulum
Lithuanian: trikampis m
Persian: FAchar|�ث�ث (mosalas)
Polish: trójk�t m
Portuguese: triângulo m
Russian: ��е�гол�ник (treugól�nik) m
Scottish Gaelic: trì-cheàrnag f, trì-oinnsinneach m, trì-oisinneag f, triantan m
Slovene: trikotnik m
Spanish: triángulo m
Swedish: triangel c, trekant c, trehörning c
Telugu: త�రిభ��మ� (tribhujamu), త�రి��ణమ� (trikONamu)
Turkish: üçgen
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trans-top|percussion instrument
Catalan: #Catalan|triangle m
Chinese: ��� (s�nji�o ti�)
Croatian: trokut m
Czech: triangl m
Dutch: triangel m
German: Triangel f
Finnish: triangeli
French: #French|triangle m
Hebrew: he-translation|�ש��ש|meshulásh m
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Hungarian: triangulum
Icelandic: þríhorn n
Italian: triangolo m
Japanese: ������� (toraianguru)
Polish: trójk�t m
Portuguese: triângulo m
Russian: ��е�гол�ник (treugól�nik) m
Slovene: triangel m
Swedish: triangel c
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love triangle
See love triangle

Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Afrikaans: driehoek
ttbc|Breton: tric'horn m, tric'hornioù p (1)
ttbc|Frisian: trijehoek
ttbc|Indonesian: segitiga
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ttbc|Irish: triantán
ttbc|Latin: triangulum n (1)
ttbc|Romanian: triunghi n
ttbc|Spanish: triángulo m

Derived terms
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acute-angled triangle, acute triangle
Bermuda Triangle
circular triangle
Devil's Triangle
equilateral triangle
eternal triangle
golden triangle
mid2
isosceles triangle
love triangle
North Atlantic Triangle
obtuse-angled triangle, obtuse triangle
right-angled triangle, right triangle
scalene triangle
spherical triangle
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Related terms
triangular
triangulate

Anagrams
integral

Category:Shapes
Category:Snooker

French

Noun
triangle m (plural: triangles)

1. triangle (polygon, percussion instrument)

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