triangle
/ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl/
noun
- A flat shape with three straight sides and three angles.
- A yield sign on the road is shaped like an upside-down triangle.
- In geometry class, we learned how to calculate the area of a triangle.
- The children drew a triangle on the paper and colored it blue.
- A musical instrument made of a metal rod bent into a triangle shape, played by striking it with a metal stick.
- My little brother loves to bang on his toy triangle at home.
- She played the triangle in the school orchestra during the concert.
- The triangle made a clear, ringing sound when the musician hit it.
- A situation involving three people, especially a romantic relationship among three people.
- The movie is about a love triangle between two brothers and a woman.
- The novel explores the emotional tension of a romantic triangle.
- Their friendship turned into a complicated triangle when feelings got involved.