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noun

Trigon n.

A figure having three angles; a triangle.

(Astrol.)

(a)

A division consisting of three signs.

(b)

Trine, an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.

(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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Etymology of 'Trigon'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Trigon" Quotes from Famous Books

... that plays a large part in the result was known to the old astrologers, viz. that Jupiter and Saturn come into conjunction with a certain triangular symmetry; the whole scheme being called a trigon, and being mentioned several times by Kepler. It happens that five of Jupiter's years very nearly equal two of Saturn's,[25] so that they get very nearly into conjunction three times in every five Jupiter years, but not exactly. The ...

— Pioneers of Science • Oliver Lodge

Words linked to "Trigon" : scalene triangle, astrology, obtuse triangle, lyre, triple, trio, polygonal shape, obtuse-angled triangle, triplet, cuneus, triad, triplicity, equiangular triangle, star divination, polygon, right-angled triangle