Meanings
nountriforce (plural triforces)
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.
verbtriforce (third-person singular simple present triforces, present participle triforcing, simple past and past participle triforced)
present singular third person triforces · participle present triforcing · participle past triforced · past triforced
- InternethistoricalTo post three Unicode triangles (▲) arranged in this configuration, especially on 4chan, where a simple copy-and-paste would display incorrectly and expose newbies.
Origin
- Japaneseトライフォース
- Englishtriforce
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.
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 三角之力
- 三角之力 (Sānjiǎozhīlì)Shape composed of three triangles in a specific alignment
French triforce
- triforceShape composed of three triangles in a specific alignment
Italian Triforza
- TriforzaShape composed of three triangles in a specific alignment
Japanese トライフォース
- トライフォース (toraifōsu)Shape composed of three triangles in a specific alignment
Spanish Trifuerza
- TrifuerzaShape composed of three triangles in a specific alignment
Cite this entry
APA
triforce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triforce
MLA
“triforce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triforce. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triforce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triforce.
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