trójkąt

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Etymology

From trój- +‎ kąt. Calque of Latin triangulum.

Pronunciation

Noun

trójkąt m inan (diminutive trójkącik or trójkątek, related adjective trójkątowy)

  1. (geometry) triangle (polygon with three sides and three angles)
    trójkąt prostokątnyright triangle
    trójkąt ostrokątnyacute triangle
    trójkąt rozwartokątnyobtuse triangle
    trójkąt równobocznyequilateral triangle
    trójkąt równoramiennyisosceles triangle
  2. triangle (triangular-shaped object)
  3. triangle (three elements that make up something)
  4. triangle (percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle; it is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound)
  5. (billiards, snooker, pool) rack (hollow triangle used for aligning the balls at the start of a pool game)
  6. (slang) threeway, threesome, throuple, ménage à trois (sexual activity involving three people)

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Further reading

  • trójkąt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • trójkąt in Polish dictionaries at PWN