triangle

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a three-sided polygon
  2. noun something approximating the shape of a triangle
  3. noun a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English triangle, from Old French triangle, from Latin triangulum, noun use of adjective triangulus (“three-cornered, having three angles”), from trēs (“three”) + angulus (“corner, angle”), equivalent to tri- + -angle.

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Synonyms

trigon, trilateral

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