TRIANGLE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
    Hypernyms(s) triangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles
    Hypernyms(s) triangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a three-sided polygon
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) triangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • something approximating the shape of a triangle
    Usage Example(s)
    • the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle
    Hypernyms(s) triangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower