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trigon

Syllables: tri·gon/ˈtɹaɪɡɒn/

trigon noun: a triangle.

Noun

trigon (countable and uncountable, plural trigons)

  1. (countable, rare) A triangle.
  2. (countable, historical) An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca.
  3. (countable) A division consisting of three star signs.
    • The Cancer trigon is composed of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces
  4. (countable) A trine; an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.
    • In the horoscope of Christ's nativity.[…]Whether a trigon or no, this tetragon I am sure there was.a. 1626, Bishop Andrewes, Sermon
  5. (historical, uncountable) An old ball game played by three people standing in a triangular formation. (See Wikipedia's entry for the game)
  6. (countable) The cusp (cutting region) of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part.

trigon meaning in Urdu and Malay

trigon in Urdu

مثلث

trigon in Malay

rare: triangle
trigon

Forms of trigon

pluraltrigons

Origin of trigon

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.

Words formed from trigon

Words that rhyme with trigon

Questions about trigon

What does trigon mean?
Trigon means a triangle.
What is trigon in Urdu?
Trigon in Urdu is مثلث. See Trigon meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is trigon?
Trigon is a noun.
How do you pronounce trigon?
Trigon is pronounced /ˈtɹaɪɡɒn/.
What is the plural of trigon?
The plural of trigon is trigons.

Words near trigon in the dictionary

  1. trigness
  2. Trigo
  3. trigofoenoside
  4. trigold
  5. trigometric
  6. trigon
  7. trigona
  8. trigonal
  9. trigonalid
  10. trigonalids
  11. trigonally

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Adapted from Wiktionary: trigon (page history and authors); trigon (Urdu Wiktionary) (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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