Definitions of trigon
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a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome
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type of:
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lyre
a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
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lyre
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a three-sided polygon
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synonyms:
triangle, trilateral
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types:
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acute triangle, acute-angled triangle
a triangle whose interior angles are all acute
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equiangular triangle, equilateral triangle
a three-sided regular polygon
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isosceles triangle
a triangle with two equal sides
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oblique triangle
a triangle that contains no right angle
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obtuse triangle, obtuse-angled triangle
a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle
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right triangle, right-angled triangle
a triangle with one right angle
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scalene triangle
a triangle with no two sides of equal length
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cuneus, wedge, wedge shape
any shape that is triangular in cross section
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delta
an object shaped like an equilateral triangle
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type of:
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polygon, polygonal shape
a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
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(astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees
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synonyms:
triplicity
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