right triangle

noun

a triangle having a right angle (contrasted with oblique triangle).

Origin of right triangle

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby right triangle

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British Dictionary definitions for right triangle

right triangle

noun

US and Canadian a triangle one angle of which is a right angle Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): right-angled triangle

Scientific definitions for right triangle

right triangle

A triangle having a right angle.

Cultural definitions for right triangle

right triangle

A triangle that contains a right angle.