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trigone

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /trɪˈɡəʊn/
  • UK: /ˈtrʌɪɡəʊn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

One of the thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A smooth triangular area on the inner surface of the bladder, bounded by the apertures of the ureters and urethra; a similar region of a mitral valve

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

From French trigone, from Latin trigōnum, from Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον (trĭ́gōnon). Doublet of trigon and trigonon.