Word Meaning

triangles definition and meaning

n. A figure bounded by three lines, and containing three angles.
n. An instrument of percussion, usually made of a rod of steel, bent into the form of a triangle, open at one angle, and sounded by being struck with a small metallic rod.
n. A draughtsman's square in the form of a right-angled triangle.
n. A kind of frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which soldiers were bound when undergoing corporal punishment, -- now disused.
n. A small constellation situated between Aries and Andromeda.
n. A small constellation near the South Pole, containing three bright stars.

Crossword clues for triangles

- Equilateral or isosceles
- instrument or figure
- Metal percussion instrument
- Percussion instrument from Bermuda
- Three-sided figure
- Percussion instruments
- Plane figures
- Three-sided figures