Trigon
//ˈtɹaɪɡɒn// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A triangle. countable, rare
- 2 a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome wordnet
- 3 An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca. countable, historical
- 4 (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees wordnet
- 5 A division consisting of three star signs. countable
"The Cancer trigon is composed of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces"
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- 6 a three-sided polygon wordnet
- 7 A trine; an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other. countable
"In the horoscope of Christ's nativity.[…]Whether a trigon or no, this tetragon I am sure there was."
- 8 An old ball game played by three people standing in a triangular formation. (See Wikipedia's entry for the game) historical, uncountable
- 9 The cusp (cutting region) of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part. countable
Example
More examples"The Cancer trigon is composed of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces"
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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