triangle

noun

tri·an·gle | \ ˈtrī-ˌaŋ-gəl

Definition of triangle

1 : a polygon having three sides — compare spherical triangle

2a : a percussion instrument consisting of a rod of steel bent into the form of a triangle open at one angle and sounded by striking with a small metal rod

b : a drafting instrument consisting of a thin flat right-angled triangle of wood or plastic with acute angles of 45 degrees or of 30 degrees and 60 degrees

3 : a situation in which one member of a couple is involved in a love affair with a third person

Examples of triangle in a Sentence

She cut the sandwiches into triangles.

Recent Examples on the Web

Items on display include three pink-triangle armbands worn by homosexual prisoners incarcerated at the Buchenwald concentration camp, near Weimar, Germany. — Lisa J. Huriash, southflorida.com, "Museum documents persecution of gays in Nazi Germany," 10 July 2018 Honey baklava is shaped in logs rather than triangles and filled with tahini, honey, carob syrup, and pistachios. — Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, "She’s on a tahini mission," 9 July 2018 Schnaufer said his experience involved fighting to get folding triangle shaped signs on a sidewalk for the eatery. — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Lake County Commission candidate Tad Schnaufer pads work, academia background," 3 July 2018 With funding from the Forest Service, REI, Osprey, and PPM, a printing company based in California, the CDTC hopes to put up about 10,000 signs along the trail, most of them 3.5-inch aluminum triangles that will be nailed to posts and trees. — Craig Fehrman, Outside Online, "The CDT Gets Blazed," 10 Apr. 2018 But best of all was the opportunity to make their own sounds on the drums, tambourines, clatterpillars, plastic eggs filled with rice, mallets, and triangles. — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, "Exploring The Science Of Sound With Sally Rogers," 27 Mar. 2018 Karpeles closes with commentary on bringing the Edge, Lita, Matt Hardy real-life love triangle/angle to WWE TV programming; what makes a successful angle; MLW; The Writers Room podcast; the Florida Panthers; social media; and more. — Jim Varsallone, miamiherald, "This Florida Panthers attorney and former WWE writer is now scripting for MLW | Miami Herald," 24 Mar. 2018 Junior Nila Blackford was dominant during the second half and Manual executed a triangle-and-two defense to perfection to rally past Sacred Heart 55-52 in the championship game of the Class Act Seventh Region Tournament at Valley. — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, "Manual stuns No. 1 Sacred Heart in Seventh Region girls basketball final," 3 Mar. 2018 Things get even zanier from there, and The Magicians has batty creatures, beautiful new worlds, love triangles and steamy love scenes galore. — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, "The 10 best sci-fi and fantasy TV shows you’re not watching," 3 May 2018

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