A three-sided polygon.

synonyms: trigon, trilateral.

Roget 92: Triality^†, trinity; triunity^†.    three, triad, triplet, trey, trio, ternion^†, leash; shamrock, tierce^†, spike-team [U.S.], trefoil; triangle, trident, triennium^†, trigon^†, trinomial, trionym^†, triplopia^†, tripod, trireme, triseme^†, triskele^†, triskelion, trisula^†.    third power, cube; cube root.    ... show more

Roget 975: scourge, rod, cane, stick; ratan^†, rattan; birch, birch rod; azote^†, blacksnake^†, bullwhack [U.S.], chicote^†, kurbash^†, quirt, rawhide, sjambok^†; rod in pickle; switch, ferule, cudgel, truncheon.    whip, bullwhip, lash, strap, thong, cowhide, knout; cat, cat o'nine tails; rope's end.    pillory, stocks, whipping post; cucking stool^†, ducking stool; brank^†; trebuchet^†, trebuket^†.    [instruments of torture: list], triangle, wooden horse, iron maiden, thumbscrew, boot, rack, wheel, iron heel; chinese water torture.    treadmill, crank, galleys.    scaffold; block, ax, guillotine; stake; cross; gallows, gibbet, tree, drop, noose, rope, halter, bowstring; death chair, electric chair; gas chamber; lethal injection; firing squad; mecate^†.    house of correction etc. (prison) 752.    goaler, jailer; executioner; electrocutioner^†; lyncher; hangman; headsman^†; Jack Ketch.    ... show more

Roget 244: angularity, angularness^†; aduncity^†; angle, cusp, bend; fold etc. 258; notch etc. 257; fork, bifurcation.    elbow, knee, knuckle, ankle, groin, crotch, crutch, crane, fluke, scythe, sickle, zigzag, kimbo^†, akimbo.    corner, nook, recess, niche, oriel [Arch.], coign^†.    right angle etc. (perpendicular) 216.1, 212; obliquity etc. 217; angle of 45 degrees, miter; acute angle, obtuse angle, salient angle, reentering angle, spherical angle.    angular measurement, angular elevation, angular distance, angular velocity; trigonometry, goniometry; altimetry^†; clinometer, graphometer^†, goniometer; theodolite; sextant, quadrant; dichotomy.    triangle, trigon^†, wedge; rectangle, square, lozenge, diamond; rhomb, rhombus; quadrangle, quadrilateral; parallelogram; quadrature; polygon, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, oxygon^†, decagon.    pyramid, cone.    Platonic bodies; cube, rhomboid; tetrahedron, pentahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron, eicosahedron; prism, pyramid; parallelopiped; curb roof, gambrel roof, mansard roof.    ... show more

Roget 417: musical instruments; band; string-band, brass-band; orchestra; orchestrina^†.    [Stringed instruments], monochord^†, polychord^†; harp, lyre, lute, archlute^†; mandola^†, mandolin, mandoline^†; guitar; zither; cither^†, cithern^†; gittern^†, rebeck^†, bandurria^†, bandura, banjo; bina^†, vina^†; xanorphica^†.    viol, violin, fiddle, kit; viola, viola d'amore [Fr.], viola di gamba [It]; tenor, cremona, violoncello, bass; bass viol, base viol; theorbo^†, double base, contrabasso^†, violone^†, psaltery [Slang]; bow, fiddlestick^†.    piano, pianoforte; harpsichord, clavichord, clarichord^†, manichord^†; clavier, spinet, virginals, dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, vielle^†, pianino^†, Eolian harp.    [Wind instruments]; organ, harmonium, harmoniphon^†; American organ^†, barrel organ, hand organ; accordion, seraphina^†, concertina; humming top.    flute, fife, piccolo, flageolet; clarinet, claronet^†; basset horn, corno di bassetto [It], oboe, hautboy, cor Anglais [Fr.], corno Inglese^†, bassoon, double bassoon, contrafagotto^†, serpent, bass clarinet; bagpipes, union pipes; musette, ocarina, Pandean pipes; reed instrument; sirene^†, pipe, pitch-pipe; sourdet^†; whistle, catcall; doodlesack^†, harmoniphone^†.    horn, bugle, cornet, cornet-a-pistons, cornopean^†, clarion, trumpet, trombone, ophicleide^†; French horn, saxophone, sax [Slang], buglehorn^†, saxhorn, flugelhorn^†, althorn^†, helicanhorn^†, posthorn^†; sackbut, euphonium, bombardon tuba^†.    [Vibrating surfaces] cymbal, bell, gong; tambour^†, tambourine, tamborine^†; drum, tom-tom; tabor, tabret^†, tabourine^†, taborin^†; side drum, kettle drum; timpani, tympani^†; tymbal^†, timbrel^†, castanet, bones; musical glasses, musical stones; harmonica, sounding-board, rattle; tam-tam, zambomba^†.    [Vibrating bars] reed, tuning fork, triangle, Jew's harp, musical box, harmonicon^†, xylophone.    sordine^†, sordet^†; sourdine^†, sourdet^†; mute.    (iv) PERCEPTION OF SOUND ... show more

Polish: trójkąt

Something approximating the shape of a triangle.

Polish: trójkąt, trójbok

A small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries.

synonym: Triangulum.

Dutch: Driehoek, driehoek

Any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles.

Dutch: triangel
Polish: trójkąt rysunkowy, ekierka

A percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle.

Dutch: triangel
Polish: trianguł, triangel, triangiel, trójkąt