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proper nounAn autumn constellation of the northern sky whose brightest three stars form a small triangle. It lies near Perseus, between Aries and Andromeda.
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- Latintriangulum“triangle”
- EnglishTriangulum
From Latin triangulum (“triangle”).
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Ancient Greek Τρίγωνον
- Τρίγωνον (Trígōnon)constellation
Chinese Mandarin 三角座
- 三角座 (Sānjiǎozuò)constellation
Dutch Driehoek
- Driehoekconstellation
Esperanto Triangulo
- Trianguloconstellation
Finnish Kolmio
- Kolmioconstellation
French le Triangle
- le Triangleconstellation
German das Dreieck
- das Dreieckconstellation
Greek Τρίγωνον
- Τρίγωνον (Trígonon)constellation
Hebrew מְשֻׁלָּשׁ
- מְשֻׁלָּשׁ (meshulásh)constellation
Hindi त्रिकोण तारामंडल
- त्रिकोण तारामंडल (trikoṇ tārāmaṇḍal)constellation
Irish an Triantán
- an Triantánconstellation
Malay Segi Tiga
- Segi Tigaconstellation
Polish Trójkąt
- Trójkątconstellation
Russian Треугольник
- Треугольник (Treugolʹnik)constellation
Spanish Triangulum
- Triangulumconstellation
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APA
Triangulum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Triangulum
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“Triangulum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Triangulum. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Triangulum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Triangulum.
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