triangular [trahy-ang-gyuh-ler] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- pertaining to or having the form of a triangle; three-cornered.
- having a triangle as base or cross section: a triangular prism.
- comprising three parts or elements; triple.
- pertaining to or involving a group of three, as three persons, parties, or things.
Origin of triangular 1535–45; Latin triangulāris, equivalent to triangul(um) triangle + -āris -ar1 Related formstri·an·gu·lar·i·ty [trahy-ang-gyuh-lar-i-tee] /traɪˌæŋ gyəˈlær ɪ ti/, nountri·an·gu·lar·ly, adverbsub·tri·an·gu·lar, adjectivesub·tri·an·gu·lar·i·ty, noun Examples from the Web for triangularity Historical Examples of triangularity
Beauty certainly does have some power; is it so also with triangularity?
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3
Plotinos (Plotinus)
We note the shape which approximates to triangularity, and we note that in color it is said to have been golden yellow.
Charles Fort
British Dictionary definitions for triangularity triangular adjective
- Also: trigonal of, shaped like, or relating to a triangle; having three corners or sides
- of or involving three participants, pieces, or units
- maths having a base shaped like a triangle
Derived Formstriangularity (traɪˌæŋɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ), nountriangularly, adverb Word Origin and History for triangularity triangular adj.
1540s, from Late Latin triangularis, from triangulum (see triangle).