Triangular Meaning
/tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lə/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjShaped like a triangle.
adjOf, or pertaining to, triangles.
Sentence Examples
I punched two triangular holes in the tin.
A triangle has three corners and is triangular.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient monument had a ____ shape that was three-sided and pointed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The envelope had a unique ____ shape that made it stand out from all the other letters in the post box today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English triangulare, trianguler, triangulere, from Old French triangulaire, triangulier and Latin triangulāris. By surface analysis, tri- + -angular.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A very neat old woman, still in her good outdoor coat and best beehive hat, was sitting at a polished mahogany table on whose surface there were several scored scratches so deep that a triangular piece of the veneer had come cleanly away,[…]."
— 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword: The Turk Street Mile”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 15:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient monument had a ____ shape that was three-sided and pointed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The envelope had a unique ____ shape that made it stand out from all the other letters in the post box today.