TRIANGULAR


Meaning of TRIANGULAR in English

I. (ˈ)trī|aŋgyələ(r), -aiŋ- adjective

Etymology: Late Latin triangularis, from Latin triangulum triangle + -aris -ar

1.

a. : of, relating to, or consisting of a triangle : having three angles, corners, or sides : having the form of a triangle

a triangular plot of land

a triangular ruler

he had a triangular face with high and broad forehead — J.M.Phalen

b. : having a principal surface of triangular shape

a triangular chair

a triangular table

2.

a. : having a base that is a triangle

a triangular prism

a triangular pyramid

b. : shaped or edged like a triangular prism or pyramid

3.

a.

(1) : of, relating to, or involving three elements, factions, parts, persons, or states

before the child enters the triangular mother-father-child relationship — Edmund Bergler

a triangular trade between Peru, Europe, and the United States — H.T.Brundidge

a triangular agreement

(2) of a military group : based primarily on three units

a triangular army division

— compare square

b. : of or relating to a love triangle

triangular plot of a novel

a triangular love affair

• tri·an·gu·lar·i·ty (ˈ)trī|aŋgyəˈlarəd.ē, -aiŋ-, -lətē, -i also -ler- noun -es

• tri·an·gu·lar·ly adverb

II. noun

( -s )

: triangle 3f

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.