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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
triangle



tri·angle [triangle triangles] BrE [ˈtraɪæŋɡl] NAmE [ˈtraɪæŋɡl] noun
1. a flat shape with three straight sides and three angles; a thing in the shape of a triangle: (BrE)a right-angled triangle
• (NAmE)a right triangle
Cut the sandwiches into triangles.
2. a simple musical instrument that consists of a long piece of metal bent into the shape of a triangle, that you hit with another piece of metal
3. a situation involving three people in a complicated relationship
a love triangle
see also eternal triangle
4. (NAmE) (BrE ˈset square)an instrument for drawing straight lines and angles, made from a flat piece of plastic or metal in the shape of a triangle with one angle of 90°
See also:set square

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French triangle or Latin triangulum, neuter of triangulus ‘three-cornered’ (see ↑tri- and the noun ↑angle).

Example Bank:
I cut the sandwiches into triangles.
Use your protractor to construct an equilateral triangle.
a large region resembling an inverted triangle

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