TRIGON

trigon

(noun) a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome

triplicity, trigon

(noun) (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees

triangle, trigon, trilateral

(noun) a three-sided polygon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

trigon (countable and uncountable, plural trigons)

(countable, geometry, rare) A triangle.

(countable, historical, musical instruments) An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca.

(countable, astrology) A division consisting of three signs.

(countable, astrology) A trine; an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.

(uncountable, historical) An old ball game played by three people standing in a triangular formation.

(countable, zoology) The cutting region of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part.

Anagrams

• Girton, Tignor, orting, roting

Source: Wiktionary


Tri"gon, n. Etym: [L. trigonum, Gr. Tri-) + trigone.]

1. A figure having three angles; a triangle.

2. (Astrol.) (a) A division consisting of three signs. (b) Trine, an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other. Hutton.

3. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) (a) A kind of triangular lyre or harp. (b) A kind of game at ball played by three persons standing at the angular points of a triangle.

Tri"gon, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The cutting region of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part. That of a lower molar is the Tri"go*nid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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