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Definition of Trigon
1. Noun. A three-sided polygon.
Generic synonyms: Polygon, Polygonal Shape
Specialized synonyms: Acute Triangle, Acute-angled Triangle, Equiangular Triangle, Equilateral Triangle, Isosceles Triangle, Oblique Triangle, Obtuse Triangle, Obtuse-angled Triangle, Right Triangle, Right-angled Triangle, Scalene Triangle, Cuneus, Wedge, Wedge Shape
Derivative terms: Triangular, Triangular, Triangulate, Triangulate
2. Noun. (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees.
Category relationships: Astrology, Star Divination
Generic synonyms: Triad, Trio, Triple, Triplet
3. Noun. A triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome.
Definition of Trigon
1. n. A figure having three angles; a triangle.
2. n. The cutting region of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part. That of a lower molar is the
Definition of Trigon
1. Noun. (geometry rare) A triangle. ¹
2. Noun. An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trigon
1. an ancient stringed instrument [n -S]
Medical Definition of Trigon
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1. A figure having three angles; a triangle.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Trigon
Literary usage of Trigon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Harmony of the World by Johannes Kepler, E. J. Aiton, Alistair Matheson Duncan, Judith Veronica Field (1997)
"So we must reject cases inv( ing three trigon angles. Two trigon angles are equal
to one hexagon angle, this case is also rejected, by XXII. ..."
2. An Inductive Manual of the Straight Line and the Circle: With Many Exercises by William John Meyers (1894)
"If the lengths of the sides of a trigon are known, how may it be determined
without drawing the trigon, whether it is acute or right or obtuse? 625. ..."
3. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"The zodiac is partitioned into four tri- gon», named respectively after the four
elements ; the u'afery trigon includes Cancer, Scorpio, ..."
4. The Young Trigonometer's Compleat Guide: Being the Mystery and Rationale of by Benjamin Martin (1736)
"... I have therefore given the Young Geometer a Figure both of the trigon and ...
I. t- The trigon is an ..."
5. Proportional Form: Futher Studies in the Science of Beauty, Being by Samuel Colman, Clarence Arthur Coan (1920)
"... CHAPTER IV ' THE trigon IN FORCE THE examination of the beautiful and innumerable
flowers, crystals, diatoms, and other forms illustrative of natural ..."
6. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1873)
"—in <be Philippines and in Timor; it is not ,jj certain whether the Javan form
is specifically Coluber trigon»lis, Schneid, ..."
7. The Elements of Geometry by George Bruce Halsted (1886)
"A polygon of three sides is a trigon or Triangle; one of four sides is a Tetragon
or Quadrilateral; one of five sides is a Pentagon; one of six sides is a ..."
8. A Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words: Especially from the Dramatists by Walter William Skeat, Anthony Lawson Mayhew (1914)
"The zodiacal signs were combined in triplicities, or four sets of three ; each
of these formed a trigon. There are four such : (1) the fiery trigon, Aries, ..."
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