trigon
An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often…An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, rare)A triangle.
(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.
(countable)A division consisting of three star signs.
The Cancer trigon is composed of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces
(countable)A trine; an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.
(astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees
(historical, uncountable)An old ball game played by three people standing in a triangular formation. (See Wikipedia's entry for the game)
(countable)The cusp (cutting region) of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”), neuter substantive of τρίγωνος (trígōnFrom 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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Forms
plural: trigonsSynonyms
3 synonyms- (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees:triplicity
- a three-sided polygon:triangletrilateral
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable