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trigon
CIDE DICTIONARY
trigon, n. [L. trigonum, Gr. ; (see Tri-) + a corner, angle: cf. F. trigone.].
- A figure having three angles; a triangle. [1913 Webster]
- A division consisting of three signs. Hutton. [1913 Webster]
- A kind of triangular lyre or harp. [1913 Webster]
- The cutting region of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part. That of a lower molar is the
Tri"go*nid (/) . [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
trigon, n.
1 a triangle.
2 an ancient triangular lyre or harp.
3 the cutting region of an upper molar tooth.
1 a triangle.
2 an ancient triangular lyre or harp.
3 the cutting region of an upper molar tooth.
Etymology
L trigonum f. Gk trigonon neuter of trigonos three-cornered (as TRI-, -GON)
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Triality
N triality, trinity, triunity, three, triad, triplet, trey, trio, ternion, leash, shamrock, tierce, spike-team, trefoil, triangle, trident, triennium, trigon, trinomial, trionym, triplopia, tripod, trireme, triseme, triskele, triskelion, trisula, third power, cube, cube root, three, triform, trinal, trinomial, tertiary, ternary, triune, triarch, triadie, triple, tri-, tris-, tria juncta in uno.Angularity
N angularity, angularness, aduncity, angle, cusp, bend, fold, notch, fork, bifurcation, elbow, knee, knuckle, ankle, groin, crotch, crutch, crane, fluke, scythe, sickle, zigzag, kimbo, akimbo, corner, nook, recess, niche, oriel, coign, right angle, obliquity, angle of 45 degrees, miter, acute angle, obtuse angle, salient angle, reentering angle, spherical angle, angular measurement, angular elevation, angular distance, angular velocity, trigonometry, goniometry, altimetry, clinometer, graphometer, goniometer, theodolite, sextant, quadrant, dichotomy, triangle, trigon, wedge, rectangle, square, lozenge, diamond, rhomb, rhombus, quadrangle, quadrilateral, parallelogram, quadrature, polygon, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, oxygon, decagon, pyramid, cone, Platonic bodies, cube, rhomboid, tetrahedron, pentahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron, eicosahedron, prism, pyramid, parallelopiped, curb roof, gambrel roof, mansard roof, angular, bent, crooked, aduncous, uncinated, aquiline, jagged, serrated, falciform, falcated, furcated, forked, bifurcate, zigzag, furcular, hooked, dovetailed, knock kneed, crinkled, akimbo, kimbo, geniculated, oblique, fusiform, wedge-shaped, cuneiform, cuneate, multangular, oxygonal, triangular, trigonal, trilateral, quadrangular, quadrilateral, foursquare, rectangular, square, multilateral, polygonal, cubical, rhomboid, rhomboidal, pyramidal.For further exploring for "trigon" in Webster Dictionary Online