triangular
English
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Etymology
From Middle English triangulare, trianguler, triangulere, from Old French triangulaire, triangulier and Latin triangulāris.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lə/, /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjʊ.lə/
- (US) IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/, /tɹaɪˈaɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lɚ/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
triangular (comparative more triangular, superlative most triangular)
- Shaped like a triangle.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword: The Turk Street Mile”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, OCLC 483591931, page 15:
- 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, […].
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- Of, or pertaining to, triangles.
- Having a triangle as a base; as, a triangular prism, a triangular pyramid.
- Having three elements or parties; trilateral, tripartite.
Synonyms
- threeside, trigonal
Derived terms
- obtriangular
Related terms
- triangular harp
Translations
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Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /tɾi.əŋ.ɡuˈla/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /tɾi.aŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin triangulāris.
Adjective
triangular (masculine and feminine plural triangulars)
- (geometry) triangular
Etymology 2
From Latin triangulus + -ar.
Verb
triangular (first-person singular present triangulo, past participle triangulat)
- (transitive) to triangulate
Conjugation
infinitive | triangular | ||||||
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present participle | triangulant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | triangulat | triangulada | |||||
plural | triangulats | triangulades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | triangulo | triangules | triangula | triangulem | trianguleu | triangulen | |
imperfect | triangulava | triangulaves | triangulava | triangulàvem | triangulàveu | triangulaven | |
future | triangularé | triangularàs | triangularà | triangularem | triangulareu | triangularan | |
preterite | triangulí | triangulares | triangulà | triangulàrem | triangulàreu | triangularen | |
conditional | triangularia | triangularies | triangularia | triangularíem | triangularíeu | triangularien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | trianguli | triangulis | trianguli | triangulem | trianguleu | triangulin | |
imperfect | triangulés | triangulessis | triangulés | trianguléssim | trianguléssiu | triangulessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | triangula | trianguli | triangulem | trianguleu | triangulin |
Further reading
- “triangular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “triangular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “triangular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “triangular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Adjective
triangular m or f (plural triangulares)
- triangular, shaped like a triangle
- having a triangle as a base
- having three elements or parties
Related terms
- triángulo
- triangularmente
Further reading
- “triangular” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin triangulāris.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾi.ɐ̃.ɡuˈlaʁ/ [tɾɪ.ɐ̃.ɡuˈlah], (faster pronunciation) /tɾjɐ̃.ɡuˈlaʁ/ [tɾjɐ̃.ɡuˈlah]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /tɾi.ɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɾ/ [tɾɪ.ɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɾ], (faster pronunciation) /tɾjɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /tɾi.ɐ̃.ɡuˈlaʁ/ [tɾɪ.ɐ̃.ɡuˈlaχ], (faster pronunciation) /tɾjɐ̃.ɡuˈlaʁ/ [tɾjɐ̃.ɡuˈlaχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾi.ɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɻ/ [tɾɪ.ɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɻ], (faster pronunciation) /tɾjɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾi.ɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /tɾjɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɾ/
- Hyphenation: tri‧an‧gu‧lar
Adjective
triangular m or f (plural triangulares)
- (geometry) triangular
Related terms
- triângulo
Etymology 2
From Latin triangulus + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾi.ɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [tɾɪ.ɐ̃.ɡuˈla(h)], (faster pronunciation) /tɾjɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [tɾjɐ̃.ɡuˈla(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /tɾi.ɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɾ)/ [tɾɪ.ɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /tɾjɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /tɾi.ɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [tɾɪ.ɐ̃.ɡuˈla(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /tɾjɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [tɾjɐ̃.ɡuˈla(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾi.ɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɻ)/ [tɾɪ.ɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /tɾjɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾi.ɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /tɾjɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɾ/
- Hyphenation: tri‧an‧gu‧lar
Verb
triangular (first-person singular present triangulo, first-person singular preterite triangulei, past participle triangulado)
- (transitive) to triangulate
- inflection of triangular:
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | triangular | |||||
Personal | triangular | triangulares | triangular | triangularmos | triangulardes | triangularem |
Gerund | ||||||
triangulando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | triangulado | triangulados | ||||
Feminine | triangulada | trianguladas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | triangulo | triangulas | triangula | triangulamos | triangulais | triangulam |
Imperfect | triangulava | triangulavas | triangulava | triangulávamos | trianguláveis | triangulavam |
Preterite | triangulei | triangulaste | triangulou | triangulamos1, triangulámos2 | triangulastes | triangularam |
Pluperfect | triangulara | triangularas | triangulara | trianguláramos | trianguláreis | triangularam |
Future | triangularei | triangularás | triangulará | triangularemos | triangulareis | triangularão |
Conditional | ||||||
triangularia | triangularias | triangularia | triangularíamos | triangularíeis | triangulariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | triangule | triangules | triangule | triangulemos | trianguleis | triangulem |
Imperfect | triangulasse | triangulasses | triangulasse | triangulássemos | triangulásseis | triangulassem |
Future | triangular | triangulares | triangular | triangularmos | triangulardes | triangularem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | triangula | triangule | triangulemos | triangulai | triangulem | |
Negative (não) | não triangules | não triangule | não triangulemos | não trianguleis | não triangulem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Further reading
- “triangular” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “triangular” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “triangular” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “triangular” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “triangular” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “triangular” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French triangulaire.
Adjective
triangular m or n (feminine singular triangulară, masculine plural triangulari, feminine and neuter plural triangulare)
- triangular
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | triangular | triangulară | triangulari | triangulare | ||
definite | triangularul | triangulara | triangularii | triangularele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | triangular | triangulare | triangulari | triangulare | ||
definite | triangularului | triangularei | triangularilor | triangularelor |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾjanɡuˈlaɾ/ [t̪ɾjãŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: trian‧gu‧lar
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin triangulāris.
Adjective
triangular (plural triangulares)
- (geometry) triangular
Etymology 2
From Latin triangulus + -ar.
Verb
triangular (first-person singular present triangulo, first-person singular preterite triangulé, past participle triangulado)
- to triangulate
Conjugation
infinitive | triangular | ||||||
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gerund | triangulando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | triangulado | triangulada | |||||
plural | triangulados | trianguladas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | triangulo | triangulastú triangulásvos | triangula | triangulamos | trianguláis | triangulan | |
imperfect | triangulaba | triangulabas | triangulaba | triangulábamos | triangulabais | triangulaban | |
preterite | triangulé | triangulaste | trianguló | triangulamos | triangulasteis | triangularon | |
future | triangularé | triangularás | triangulará | triangularemos | triangularéis | triangularán | |
conditional | triangularía | triangularías | triangularía | triangularíamos | triangularíais | triangularían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | triangule | triangulestú triangulésvos2 | triangule | triangulemos | trianguléis | triangulen | |
imperfect (ra) | triangulara | triangularas | triangulara | trianguláramos | triangularais | triangularan | |
imperfect (se) | triangulase | triangulases | triangulase | triangulásemos | triangulaseis | triangulasen | |
future1 | triangulare | triangulares | triangulare | trianguláremos | triangulareis | triangularen | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | triangulatú triangulávos | triangule | triangulemos | triangulad | triangulen | ||
negative | no triangules | no triangule | no triangulemos | no trianguléis | no triangulen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Further reading
- “triangular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014