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RIGHT TRIANGLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A triangle with one right angle
Synonyms:
right-angled triangle; right triangle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("right triangle" is a kind of...):
triangle; trigon; trilateral (a three-sided polygon)
Meronyms (parts of "right triangle"):
hypotenuse (the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle)
Antonym:
oblique triangle (a triangle that contains no right angle)