单词 | triangularly |
释义 | triangularlyadv. a. In a triangular way; in the form or manner of a triangle. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > triangle triangle1474 trianglewise?1523 three-corneredwise1580 triangularly1604 triangle-ways1689 triangular-wise1707 three-corner-ways1748 three-corner-wise1862 the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adverb] > triangularly trianglewise?1523 triangularly1604 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. 221 The heart..of man triangularly respecteth the blessed Trinitie, every corner a Person, and the solide substance your common Essence. 1610 J. Norden Speculum Brit.: Cornwall (1728) 70 3 whyte stones sett triangulerly as pillers supportinge another stone. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. i. v. 307 A Spar with Crystals Triangularly pointed. 1702 W. J. tr. C. de Bruyn Voy. Levant xxxiv. 134 This Town is Triangularly built. b. figurative. As three parties to a transaction (cf. triangular adj. 3). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > condition of being threefold > [adverb] > involving three parties triangularly1890 1890 R. Kipling in Pioneer Mail 15 Jan. 92/3 We nodded triangularly in all good will and swore eternal friendship. 1892 Sat. Rev. 31 Dec. 758/2 The Russian refusal to negotiate ‘triangularly’ with England and China. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < |
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