TRIGON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trigon mean? 

• TRIGON (noun)
  The noun TRIGON has 3 senses:

1. a three-sided polygon

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

3. a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome

  Familiarity information: TRIGON used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRIGON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A three-sided polygon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

triangle; trigon; trilateral

Hypernyms ("trigon" is a kind of...):

polygon; polygonal shape (a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trigon"):

acute-angled triangle; acute triangle (a triangle whose interior angles are all acute)

equiangular triangle; equilateral triangle (a three-sided regular polygon)

isosceles triangle (a triangle with two equal sides)

oblique triangle (a triangle that contains no right angle)

obtuse-angled triangle; obtuse triangle (a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle)

right-angled triangle; right triangle (a triangle with one right angle)

scalene triangle (a triangle with no two sides of equal length)

cuneus; wedge; wedge shape (any shape that is triangular in cross section)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

trigon; triplicity

Hypernyms ("trigon" is a kind of...):

triad; trio; triple; triplet (a set of three similar things considered as a unit)

Domain category:

astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trigon" is a kind of...):

lyre (a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment)