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to triangle

7.9
To arrange something so it has three straight sides and three angles
  • verb
  • /ˈtraɪæŋɡəl/
translation icon : colocar en forma de triángulo
  • The engineer will triangle the supports to ensure the structure is stable.

Examples

  • To create a festive atmosphere, they decided to triangle the lights around the event space.

  • In her art class, she learned how to triangle the colors to make her painting more dynamic.

  • So suppose my matrix is now triangle so it's got.

  • In fact, I'm going to triangle through the fast track entrance.

  • We'll keep the nose floated with that we'll take other lift bag, put it in the rear and triangle balance out the boat.

  • I folded it into a triangle and it's a little bit long, so I'm going to fold it a little bit as well.

Compounds

An area of sea between Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico where ships and planes are said to disappear

right triangle
  • Specialized
2 3.2

A triangle with one angle equal to 90 degrees

isosceles triangle
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A triangle with two sides of the same length

Bermuda Triangle
  • Informal
1 5.8

A part of a project where tasks, decisions, or resources disappear and never get done

A triangle with one angle of 90 degrees

A triangle with all three sides the same length

obtuse triangle
  • Specialized
1 3.3

A triangle with one angle larger than 90 degrees

oblique triangle
  • Specialized
1 6.9

A triangle with no right angle

Pythagorean triangle
  • Specialized
1 6.1

Triangle with a right angle whose sides are whole numbers and follow a^2 + b^2 = c^2

scalene triangle
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A triangle that has all sides of different lengths and all angles of different sizes

equiangular triangle
  • Specialized
5.8

A triangle with three equal angles, each 60 degrees

acute-angled triangle
  • Specialized
3.2

A triangle in which all three angles are less than 90 degrees

acute triangle
  • Specialized
3.9

A triangle with all three angles less than 90 degrees

A romantic relationship between three people with love and jealousy

4.7

A triangle with one angle greater than 90 degrees

A small group of three bright stars in the southern sky near Circinus and Apus

spherical triangle
  • Specialized
9.8

A triangle on a sphere made by three arcs of great circles

Surface Forms

triangle infinitive
triangled past
triangled past participle
triangling present participle
triangles third person singular

Etymology

Triangled comes from the noun triangle, made of tri- 'three' and angle 'corner', so to triangle something means to arrange or form it into a three-cornered shape.