1 a flat shape with three straight sides and three angles; a thing in the shape of a triangle: (BrE) a right-angled triangle * (AmE) a right triangle * Cut the sandwiches into triangles.
2 a simple musical instrument that consists of a metal rod bent into the shape of a triangle, that you hit with another metal rod
3 a situation involving three people in a complicated relationship:
a love triangle
seealsoETERNALTRIANGLE
4 (AmE) = SETSQUARE
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