triangular shape

collocation in English

meaningsoftriangularandshape

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triangular
adjective
uk
/traɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lər/us
/-lɚ/
shaped like ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition oftriangularandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftriangular shape

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The sickle toe is rather acuminate and constitutes atriangularshape, which drops below the attachment point for the marginal hook handle.
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For short moves the attained (peak) speed is less than the desired speed and the velocity profile assumes atriangularshape.
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The platform is shown as a regulartriangularshapewith revolute joints on each vertex.
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While the dimensions of panels were known accurately in the computer model, measurements were taken of eachtriangularshapein the structure to cut the panels.
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It has been given by them the evocative name of "purple heart" because of itstriangularshapeand light blue colour.
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By pledging (binding) the brims, atriangularshapewas obtained.
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The floor plan is atriangularshapewith 330 stores, including 3 anchors, 40 cafs and restaurants, and a 13-screen cinema.
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Early decorative elements were generally semi-circular, but later of roughlytriangularshapewith moulded ornament, often palmate.
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Eave edge plate tiles have their outer edge decorated with atriangularshapeend to facilitate rain fall.
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The top 70 feet of the bridge columns have an equilateraltriangularshapeto support the four lanes of proposed superstructure.
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Atriangularshapewas designed and floating tire breakwaters were used to protect the island from erosion due to wave action.
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The knot should have a tidy,triangularshapewhere the standing part enters the knot.
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It has atriangularshape, with a barangay road of 2.0 kilometers.
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They fortified the property, erecting a stockade 12 ft high in a roughlytriangularshapearound the manor house.
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The rudder was hinged at the extreme end of the fuselage and was of roundedtriangularshapewith a steep rising leading edge.
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They sailed in atriangularshapebecause of the strong base that was easy to support during battle and also difficult to break up.
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The red, green, and blue phosphors for each pixel are generally arranged in atriangularshape(sometimes called a triad).
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The wings have an overall broadlytriangularshapewith a rounded tip.
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