trigon

Meaning

1. (countable, rare) A triangle.
2. (countable, historical) An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca.
3. (countable) A division consisting of three star signs.
4. (countable) A trine; an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.
5. (historical, uncountable) An old ball game played by three people standing in a triangular formation. See Wikipedia's entry for the game)
6. (countable) The cusp (cutting region) of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part.

Synonyms

triangle

triplicity

trilateral

delta

sackbut

Translations

triangle

triangle

triangolo

triángulo

triângulo

triangulum

Dreieck

τρίγωνο

سێگۆشه

driehoek

üçgen

Zodyak’ın dörtte biri

Posaune

trígon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹaɪɡɒn/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”), neuter substantive of τρίγωνος (trígōnos, “three-sided”), from τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + γωνία (gōnía, “bend, angle”). Equivalent to tri- + -gon. Doublet of trigone and trigonon.