triangular

adjective

tri·an·gu·lar trī-ˈaŋ-gyə-lər

: of, relating to, or having the form of a triangle

a triangular plot of land

: having a triangular base or principal surface

a triangular table

a triangular pyramid

a(1)

: of, relating to, or involving three elements

a triangular agreement

(2)

of a military group : based primarily on three units

: of or relating to a love triangle

triangularity

(ˌ)trī-ˌaŋ-gyə-ˈler-ə-tē

-ˈla-rə-tē

noun

triangularly

trī-ˈaŋ-gyə-lər-lē

adverb

Examples of triangular in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The places with the most disproportionate arrest rates were all in the city: a jagged stretch of Brownsville, a boxy tract anchored by a major public hospital in East Flatbush and a triangular expanse of East Harlem surrounding the Robert F. Wagner Houses. —

Ashley Southall, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023 Imagine buying a triangular wedge of cheddar and placing it on the table with the wide side facing down. —

Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2023 Her band dresses as monks in long, brown robes and move in a triangular formation behind the singer. —

Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2023 The triangular end has three different sizes for gaps of varying width. —

Matt Jancer, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2023 The laser that proved most effective ended up having a 45 mm (about 1.8 inches) beam that could move over dust in a specific pattern that produced triangular shapes. —

Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023 My son, Bobby, and husband, Rob, who were in that group, were pointing at the triangular formation of rays. —

Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023 The easily distracted can even stash their phone within the triangular crevice to keep it out of sight, out of mind. —

Deanna Pai, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2023 Keep in Mind The mop has a triangular mophead, not a traditional rectangular shape. —

Kelsey Mulvey, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023 See More

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