trigonal
English
Etymology
From Latin trigōnālis (“triangular”),[1] equivalent to trigon + -al.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtrɪɡənəl/
Adjective
trigonal (comparative more trigonal, superlative most trigonal)
- Having three angles and three sides, triangular.
- (crystallography) Of or pertaining to a crystal system with three equal and equally inclined but not perpendicular axes.
- (anatomy) Relating to the trigone
Derived terms
Translations
triangular
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crystallography
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References
- ^ “trigonal, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2021.
Galician
Adjective
trigonal m or f (plural trigonais)
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
trigonal (strong nominative masculine singular trigonaler, not comparable)
Declension
Further reading
- “trigonal” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French trigonal. By surface analysis, trigon + -al.
Adjective
trigonal m or n (feminine singular trigonală, masculine plural trigonali, feminine/neuter plural trigonale)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | trigonal | trigonală | trigonali | trigonale | ||
| definite | trigonalul | trigonala | trigonalii | trigonalele | |||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | trigonal | trigonale | trigonali | trigonale | ||
| definite | trigonalului | trigonalei | trigonalilor | trigonalelor | |||
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾiɡoˈnal/ [t̪ɾi.ɣ̞oˈnal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: tri‧go‧nal
Adjective
trigonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural trigonales)
Further reading
- “trigonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
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