Trigon

trigon
    n 1: a three-sided polygon [syn: {triangle}, {trigon},
         {trilateral}]
    2: (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group
       consists of three signs separated from each other by 120
       degrees [syn: {triplicity}, {trigon}]
    3: a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome
    

Trigon \Tri"gon\, n. [L. trigonum, Gr. ?; ? (see {Tri-}) + ? a
   corner, angle: cf. F. trigone.]
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   1. A figure having three angles; a triangle.
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   2. (Astrol.)
      (a) A division consisting of three signs.
      (b) Trine, an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees
          from each other. --Hutton.
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   3. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)
      (a) A kind of triangular lyre or harp.
      (b) A kind of game at ball played by three persons
          standing at the angular points of a triangle.
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   4. (Zool.) The cutting region of the crown of an upper molar,
      usually the anterior part. That of a lower molar is the