triangular
adjective /traɪˈæŋɡjələ(r)/
/traɪˈæŋɡjələr/
- like a triangle in shapeTopics Colours and Shapesc1
- involving three people or groups
- a triangular contest in an election
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from late Latin triangularis, from Latin triangulum, neuter of triangulus ‘three-cornered’ (see tri- and the noun angle).