Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trigone

/trɪˈɡəʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: trigone
IPA: /trɪˈɡəʊn/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

"Leaf cells are about 25–30 μm, with thin walls and bulging trigones."
"The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: trigone, trigōnum, τρῐ́γωνον

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /trɪˈɡəʊn/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

trigones (plural)

Derived Forms

trigonitis

Frequently Paired Words

trigonal

Questions

How do you pronounce trigone?: The recorded pronunciation is /trɪˈɡəʊn/.
What does trigone mean?: One of the thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join.
Where does trigone come from?: It is traced to French.

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