triforce

== English == === Etymology === From Japanese トライフォース (toraifōsu), from English tri- +‎ force. First used in the Legend of Zelda video game franchise for a magical artefact in that fictional universe. === Pronunciation === === Noun === triforce (plural triforces) A shape composed of three equilateral triangles arranged in such a manner that a fourth triangle of identical size, but pointing the opposite direction, could fit between them. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === triforce (third-person singular simple present triforces, present participle triforcing, simple past and past participle triforced) (Internet slang) To post three Unicode triangles (▲) arranged in this configuration, especially on 4chan, where doing this correctly was a sign of experience used to weed out newbies. === Quotations === For quotations using this term, see Citations:triforce. === See also === Sierpinski triangle