trigon
3 synonyms for trigon, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — An ancient three-cornered harp from the East, with four strings, once used to play music at feasts, also called a sabbeka, sackbut or sambuca.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
triplicity
trilateral
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”), neuter substantive of τρίγωνος (trígōnos, “three-sided”), from τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + γωνία (gōnía, “bend, angle”). Equivalent to tri- + -gon. Doublet of trigone and trigonon.
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