triangular : Idioms & Phrases

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triangular bandage

  • noun bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck
    scarf bandage; sling.
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Triangular compasses

  • compasses with three legs for taking off the angular points of a triangle, or any three points at the same time.
Webster 1913

Triangular crab

  • (Zoöl.), any maioid crab; so called because the carapace is usually triangular.
Webster 1913

Triangular numbers

  • (Math.), the series of numbers formed by the successive sums of the terms of an arithmetical progression, of which the first term and the common difference are 1. See Figurate numbers, under Figurate.
Webster 1913

triangular prism

  • noun a prism whose bases are triangles
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