oblique triangle

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oblique triangle

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oblique triangle

A triangle having no right angle.

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oblique triangle - a triangle that contains no right angle

triangle, trigon, trilateral - a three-sided polygon

right triangle, right-angled triangle - a triangle with one right angle

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