acute triangle

noun

plural acute triangles
: a triangle with all acute angles : a triangle with all interior angles (see interior angle sense 1) having less than 90 degrees see triangle illustration compare obtuse triangle, right triangle

Word History

First Known Use

1636, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of acute triangle was in 1636

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“Acute triangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acute%20triangle. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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