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Webster 1913 Edition


Trigon

Tri′gon

,
Noun.
[L.
trigonum
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] (see
Tri-
) + [GREEK] a corner, angle: cf. F.
trigone
.]
1.
A figure having three angles; a triangle.
2.
(Astrol.)
(a)
A division consisting of three signs.
(b)
Trine, an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.
Hutton.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Trigon

TRIG'ON

,
Noun.
[Gr. three, and angle.]
1.
A triangle; a term used in astrology; also, trine, an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.
2.
A kind of triangular lyre or harp.