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tri·angle (trī′aŋ′gəl)
noun
- a geometric figure having three angles and three sides
- any three-sided or three-cornered figure, area, object, part, etc.
- a right-angled, flat, triangular instrument used in drawing geometric figures
- a situation involving three persons, esp. when one person is having love affairs with two others
- a musical percussion instrument consisting of a steel rod bent into a triangle with one angle open: it produces a high-pitched, tinkling sound when struck with a short steel rod
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