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Triangle

A figure bounded by three lines, and containing three angles.

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Polygon 76% connected

A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four sides; any figure having many an…

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Shape 76% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Wedge 76% connected

A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising…

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Triangular 74% connected

Having three angles; having the form of a triangle.

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Triangular 74% connected

Having three angles; having the form of a triangle.

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Triangulate 74% connected

To divide into triangles; specifically, to survey by means of a series of triangles properly laid down and measured.

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Triangulate 74% connected

To divide into triangles; specifically, to survey by means of a series of triangles properly laid down and measured.

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Trigon 92% connected

A figure having three angles; a triangle.

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Trilateral 92% connected

Having three sides; being three-sided; as, a trilateral triangle.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Balance noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

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Correspondence noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

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Parallel noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes); "parallels never meet"

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Plane noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two po…

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Ray noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

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Rotation noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin

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Sheet noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two po…

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Symmetricalness noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

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Symmetry noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

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Translation noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axi…

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Analytic geometry noun · 78% connection

the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system

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Analytical geometry noun · 78% connection

the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system

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Area noun · 78% connection

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

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Coordinate geometry noun · 78% connection

the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system

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Expanse noun · 78% connection

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

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Surface area noun · 78% connection

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

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Angular adjective · 78% connection

Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figu…

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Antiparallels n. pl. · 78% connection

Straight lines or planes which make angles in some respect opposite in character to those made by parallel lines or planes.

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Areolation noun · 78% connection

Any small space, bounded by some part different in color or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings of insects,…

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Axis noun · 78% connection

One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded.

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Bound verb · 78% connection

To move with a sudden spring or leap, or with a succession of springs or leaps; as the beast bounded from his den; the herd bounded ac…

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Chiliahedron noun · 78% connection

A figure bounded by a thousand plane surfaces

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Circle noun · 78% connection

A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it…

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Curvilinear adjective · 78% connection

Consisting of, or bounded by, curved lines; as, a curvilinear figure.

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Curvilinearity noun · 78% connection

The state of being curvilinear or of being bounded by curved lines.

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Decagon noun · 78% connection

A plane figure having ten sides and ten angles; any figure having ten angles. A regular decagon is one that has all its sides and angl…

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Delineate verb · 78% connection

To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture…

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Diamond noun · 78% connection

A geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight lines, and having two of the interior angles acute and two obtuse; a rhombus;…

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Dodecagon noun · 78% connection

A figure or polygon bounded by twelve sides and containing twelve angles.

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Ellipse noun · 78% connection

An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of…

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Fair superl. · 78% connection

Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; fowing; -- said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and…

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Figure noun · 78% connection

A diagram or drawing; made to represent a magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a surface or space inclosed on all side…

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Grating noun · 78% connection

A system of close equidistant and parallel lines lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spect…

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Gyron noun · 78% connection

A subordinary of triangular form having one of its angles at the fess point and the opposite aide at the edge of the escutcheon. When…

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