Triangle
Proper geographic designation
A triangle is a three-sided polygon—the simplest closed shape that can be formed with straight lines.
Triangles appear everywhere in engineering and architecture because the shape is inherently stable; unlike rectangles, triangles can't be pushed out of shape without breaking a side.
A triangle is also a percussion instrument—a steel rod bent into the shape and struck with a metal beater.
In relationships, a triangle involves three people, usually with romantic or sexual complications: a love triangle.
To triangle something is to arrange it in that shape or involve a third party.
Having all sides congruent
- isoscelesTwo sides match
- scaleneAll sides unequal
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
obtuse · vertex · hypotenuse · base · apex · altitude · congruent · similar
Load-bearing beam arrangement
- frameSupporting outer structure
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- rigidUnable to bend
engineering · bridge · roof · beam · stability · construction · gusset · lattice
Sound through impact
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- chimeMelodic bell sound
- dingSmall surface imperfection
- beaterTool for mixing
orchestra · rhythm · metallic · ring · tone · resonance · steel · strike
North Atlantic island group
- GoldenProper noun modifier
- disappearanceAct of going missing
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- regionIndefinite bounded area
zone · Coral · Polynesian · Atlantic · area · Sunni · territory · formation
Produce or relinquish
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- hazardSource of potential harm
- road signPosted highway instruction
- alertWarning or watchfulness
exclamation · safety · traffic · reflective · emergency · danger · fluorescent · visibility
Intense fond attachment
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- third partyUninvolved outside entity
infidelity · drama · entanglement · betrayal · romance · tension · complicated · secret
equilateral
Having all sides congruent
acute · obtuse · vertex · hypotenuse · base · apex · altitude · congruent · similar · polygon
truss
Load-bearing beam arrangement
- frameSupporting outer structure
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- supportTo uphold or sustain
rigid · engineering · bridge · roof · beam · stability · construction · gusset · lattice · delta
percussion
Sound through impact
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- chimeMelodic bell sound
- dingSmall surface imperfection
beater · orchestra · rhythm · metallic · ring · tone · resonance · steel · strike · jingle
Bermuda
North Atlantic island group
- GoldenProper noun modifier
- disappearanceAct of going missing
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
region · zone · Coral · Polynesian · Atlantic · area · Sunni · territory · formation · Devil's
yield
Produce or relinquish
alert · exclamation · safety · traffic · reflective · emergency · danger · fluorescent · visibility · pennant
love
Intense fond attachment
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
third party · infidelity · drama · entanglement · betrayal · romance · tension · complicated · secret · emotional
yoga
Mind-body exercise discipline
core · mat · strength · balance · exercise · flexibility · position · hold · form · alignment
- Tire BrandsMichelin, Goodyear, Bridgestone, Firestone, Pirelli
- DelawareWilmington, Dover, Newark, New Castle, Middletown
- FraternitiesAlpha Kappa Alpha, brotherhood, pledging, rushing, rush
- ZimbabweZimbabwe, Harare, Shona, Victoria Falls, Headlands
- Binghamton AreaBinghamton, Susquehanna River, Vestal, Kirkwood, Dickinson
Trianglecircle
Curved closed shape
square · rectangle · quadrilateral · parallelogram · rhombus
- isosceles triangleThree-sided figure, two congruent
- love triangleThree-person romantic entanglement
- right triangleThree-sided, one perpendicular corner
- Bermuda TriangleLegendary Atlantic danger zone
- pink triangleInverted rosy geometric shape
- triangular pyramidFour-faced polyhedron, all triangles
triangular, triangulate, triangulation, triangulated, triangulating