Triangular

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
     An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
     etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
     or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
     move.
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     Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
           points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
           without adjustable points are generally called
           dividers. See {Dividers}.
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     {Bow compasses}. See {Bow-compass}.
  
     {Caliber compasses}, {Caliper compasses}. See {Calipers}.
  
     {Proportional}, {Triangular}, etc., {compasses}. See under
        {Proportional}, etc.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Triangular \Tri*an"gu*lar\, a. [L. triangularis: cf. F.
     triangulaire.]
     1. Having three angles; having the form of a triangle.
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     2. (Bot.) Oblong or elongated, and having three lateral
        angles; as, a triangular seed, leaf, or stem.
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     {Triangular compasses}, compasses with three legs for taking
        off the angular points of a triangle, or any three points
        at the same time.
  
     {Triangular crab} (Zool.), any maioid crab; -- so called
        because the carapace is usually triangular.
  
     {Triangular numbers} (Math.), the series of numbers formed by
        the successive sums of the terms of an arithmetical
        progression, of which the first term and the common
        difference are 1. See {Figurate numbers}, under
        {Figurate}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  triangular
       adj 1: having three angles; forming or shaped like a triangle; "a
              triangular figure"; "a triangular pyrimid has a
              triangle for a base"
       2: involving three parties or elements; "the triangular
          mother-father-child relationship"; "a trilateral
          agreement"; "a tripartite treaty"; "a tripartite
          division"; "a three-way playoff" [syn: {trilateral}, {tripartite},
           {three-party}, {three-way}]
       3: having three sides; "a trilateral figure" [syn: {trilateral},
           {three-sided}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "triangular":
     cuneate, cuneated, cuneiform, deltoid, fan-shaped, oxygonal, three,
     three-cornered, three-dimensional, three-footed, three-in-one,
     three-pronged, three-sided, triadic, trial, triangulate, triarch,
     trichotomous, tricorn, tricornered, tricuspid, trident, tridental,
     trifid, triflorate, triflorous, trifurcate, trigonal, trigonoid,
     trigrammatic, trihedral, trilateral, trimerous, trinal, trine,
     triparted, tripartite, triple, triplex, tripodic, triquetral,
     triquetrous, trisected, triune