Triangle
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8.3
- proper noun
- /ˈtraɪæŋɡəl/
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Triángulo (constelación)
- During the summer nights, the Triangle constellation emerges clearly in the sky.
Examples
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When stargazing, you can easily spot the Triangle, which features three bright stars.
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To complete the Summer Triangle, we must look to Aquila the Eagle.
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What season is best for the summer triangle or brightest star Vega?
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In June 1980, the consortium formally adopted Triangle Research Libraries Network as its name.
Academic text (2013) -
"Right." Leslie and Oliver Russell were seated on a bench in Triangle Park.
Fiction book (1998) -
Colvin has also succeeded in business, co-founding the Triangle Research and Development Corp. in 1979.
Academic text (2002) -
The Triangle is a small northern constellation located between Andromeda and Aries.
Synonyms
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9.9
A small group of stars in the northern sky between Andromeda and Aries
Compounds
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6.7
An area of sea between Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico where ships and planes are said to disappear
- Informal
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5.8
A part of a project where tasks, decisions, or resources disappear and never get done
- Specialized
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6.1
Triangle with a right angle whose sides are whole numbers and follow a^2 + b^2 = c^2
- Specialized
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4.4
A triangle that has all sides of different lengths and all angles of different sizes
A small group of three bright stars in the southern sky near Circinus and Apus
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word Triangle comes from the Latin triangulum, made of tri- 'three' and angulum 'angle' or 'corner'. That's why the constellation is called Triangle: its three bright stars make a simple three-corner shape.