triangular

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English triangulare, trianguler, triangulere, from Old French triangulaire, triangulier and Latin triangulāris. By surface analysis, tri- +‎ -angular. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lə/, /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjʊ.lə/ (US) IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/, /tɹaɪˈaɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lɚ/ === Adjective === triangular (comparative more triangular, superlative most triangular) Shaped like a triangle. 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 ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Late Latin triangulāris. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Central) [tɾi.əŋ.ɡuˈlar] IPA(key): (Balearic) [tɾi.əŋ.ɡuˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [tɾi.aŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ] ==== Adjective ==== triangular m or f (masculine and feminine plural triangulars) (geometry) triangular === Etymology 2 === From Latin triangulus +‎ -ar. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [tɾi.əŋ.ɡuˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [tɾi.aŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ] ==== Verb ==== triangular (first-person singular present triangulo, first-person singular preterite triangulí, past participle triangulat) (transitive) to triangulate ===== Conjugation ===== === 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, 2026 “triangular”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɾ Hyphenation: trian‧gu‧lar === 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 (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Late Latin triangulāris. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: tri‧an‧gu‧lar ==== Adjective ==== triangular m or f (plural triangulares) (geometry) triangular ===== Related terms ===== triângulo === Etymology 2 === From Latin triangulus +‎ -ar. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: tri‧an‧gu‧lar ==== Verb ==== triangular (first-person singular present triangulo, first-person singular preterite triangulei, past participle triangulado) (transitive) to triangulate ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “triangular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “triangular”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “triangular” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “triangular”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “triangular”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “triangular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French triangulaire. === Adjective === triangular m or n (feminine singular triangulară, masculine plural triangulari, feminine/neuter plural triangulare) triangular ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɾjanɡuˈlaɾ/ [t̪ɾjãŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: trian‧gu‧lar === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Late Latin triangulāris. ==== Adjective ==== triangular m or f (masculine and feminine 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) (transitive) to triangulate ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “triangular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025