triforce
triforce noun: a shape composed of three equilateral triangles arranged in such a manner that a fourth triangle of identical size, but pointing the opposite direction, could fit between them.
Noun
triforce (plural triforces)
- A shape composed of three equilateral triangles arranged in such a manner that a fourth triangle of identical size, but pointing the opposite direction, could fit between them.
Verb
triforce (third-person singular simple present triforces, present participle triforcing, simple past and past participle triforced)
- To post three Unicode triangles (▲) arranged in this configuration, especially on 4chan, where a simple copy-and-paste would display incorrectly and expose newbies.
Forms of triforce
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | triforces |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | triforces |
| present participle | triforcing |
| past participle | triforced |
| past | triforced |
Origin of triforce
From Japanese トライフォース (toraifōsu), from English tri- + force. First used in the Legend of Zelda video game franchise for a magical artefact in that fictional universe.
Questions about triforce
- What does triforce mean?
- Triforce means a shape composed of three equilateral triangles arranged in such a manner that a fourth triangle of identical size, but pointing the opposite direction, could fit between them.
- What part of speech is triforce?
- Triforce can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of triforce?
- The plural of triforce is triforces.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: triforce (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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