TRIGON
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)
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 triangle; acute-angled 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 triangle; obtuse-angled triangle (a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle)
right triangle; right-angled 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)
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:
triplicity; trigon
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)
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)
