trigon
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Definition of trigon
6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, rare)A triangle.
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noun
- (countable, rare)A triangle.
- (countable, historical)An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca.
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(countable)A division consisting of three star signs.
“The Cancer trigon is composed of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces”
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(countable)A trine; an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.
“In the horoscope of Christ's nativity.[…]Whether a trigon or no, this tetragon I am sure there was.”
- (historical, uncountable)An old ball game played by three people standing in a triangular formation. (See Wikipedia's entry for the game)
- (countable)The cusp (cutting region) of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”), neuter substantive of τρίγωνος (trígōnos, “three-sided”), from τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + γωνία (gōnía, “bend, angle”). Equivalent to tri- + -gon. Doublet of trigone and trigonon.
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