triangle
Definitions of triangle
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a three-sided polygontypes:triangle équilatérala three-sided regular polygontriangle isocèlea triangle with two equal sidestriangle rectanglea triangle with one right angletype of:polygonea closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
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a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangletype of:instrument à percussion, percussionsa musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
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