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TRIGON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trigon" is a kind of...):
lyre (a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees
Synonyms:
trigon; triplicity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("trigon" is a kind of...):
triad; trio; triple; triplet (a set of three similar things considered as a unit)
Domain category:
astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A three-sided polygon
Synonyms:
triangle; trigon; trilateral
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("trigon" is a kind of...):
polygon; polygonal shape (a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trigon"):
acute-angled triangle; acute triangle (a triangle whose interior angles are all acute)
equiangular triangle; equilateral triangle (a three-sided regular polygon)
isosceles triangle (a triangle with two equal sides)
oblique triangle (a triangle that contains no right angle)
obtuse-angled triangle; obtuse triangle (a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle)
right-angled triangle; right triangle (a triangle with one right angle)
scalene triangle (a triangle with no two sides of equal length)
cuneus; wedge; wedge shape (any shape that is triangular in cross section)
