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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having three sides
Example:
a trilateral figure
Synonyms:
three-sided; triangular; trilateral
Classified under:
Similar:
many-sided; multilateral (having many parts or sides)
Derivation:
triangle (a three-sided polygon)
triangularity (the property of being shaped like a triangle)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having three angles; forming or shaped like a triangle
Example:
a triangular pyrimid has a triangle for a base
Classified under:
Similar:
angular; angulate (having angles or an angular shape)
Derivation:
triangle (a three-sided polygon)
triangularity (the property of being shaped like a triangle)
Context examples:
The medium-sized ears are triangular and pendant.
(Great Pyrenees, NCI Thesaurus)
A portion of the urethra that extends between the apex of the prostate and the bulb of the corpus spongiosum and lies between the superior layers of the triangular ligament.
(Bulbomembranous Urethra, NCI Thesaurus)
Holmes walked over to his desk, took out a little triangular piece of gold with three gems in it, and threw it down upon the table.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Triangular, pendant ears are rather small with rounded tips.
(Anatolian Shepherd Dog, NCI Thesaurus)
A triangular space on the anterior side of the elbow joint.
(Antecubital Fossa, NCI Thesaurus)
The medium-sized triangular ears are pendant.
(Bernese Mountain Dog, NCI Thesaurus)
The high-set ears are rather short in a triangular shape, slightly fringed and hanging close to the head.
(Brittany Spaniel, NCI Thesaurus)
Keeshonden are compact little animals with a strong resemblance to its ancestor the Samoyed, with oblique chestnut eyes, and erect triangular ears.
(Keeshond, NCI Thesaurus)
A flat, triangular fibrous tissue connected to the inner malleolus, navicular bone and ligament, os calcis and astragalus.
(Internal Lateral Ligament of the Ankle, NCI Thesaurus)
The triangular area in the bladder mucosa that is formed by the two ureteral orifices and the urethral orifice.
(Bladder Trigone, NCI Thesaurus)
