Triangle

/ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl/ noun

A flat shape with three straight sides and three corners, or an instrument or object shaped like this.

From Latin *triangulum* “three‑cornered,” from *tri-* “three” + *angulus* “angle, corner.” It entered English through Old French in the Middle Ages, first in geometry and music.

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