Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy:
- noun A triangular muscle of the thorax, on the inner surface of the front of the chest, under the sternum and parts of several ribs: more fully called
triangularis sterni . Alsosternocostalis . - noun The triangular muscle of the chin; the depressor anguli oris: more fully called
triangularis menti . See cut undermuscle .
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Examples
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Characteristic woody species include Diospyros dichrophylla, Euphorbia triangularis, Rhus dentata, and Senecio deltoides.
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Ad prouinciam Gasariæ siue Casariæ applicuimus, quæ est quasi triangularis, ad Occidentem habens ciuitatem, quæ dicitur
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Constantinopolis pulchra est Ciuitas, et nobilis, triangularis in forma, firmitérque murata, cuius duæ partes includuntur mari
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His triangularis muscle pulls his lips until marionette lines run down from each corner of his mouth.
Diary Palahniuk, Chuck 2003
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Their lips pulled thin and down by triangularis muscle.
Diary Palahniuk, Chuck 2003
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Ad prouinciam Gasari� siue Casari� applicuimus, qu� est quasi triangularis, ad Occidentem habens ciuitatem, qu� dicitur
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Constantinopolis pulchra est Ciuitas, et nobilis, triangularis in forma, firmit閞que murata, cuius du� partes includuntur mari
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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His triangularis pulling both corners of his mouth down in a frown, he puts his cold stethoscope between her shoulder blades.
Diary Palahniuk, Chuck 2003
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His triangularis pulled the corners of his mouth down so his bottom teeth showed.
Diary Palahniuk, Chuck 2003
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This is your triangularis muscle pulling down the corners of your orbicularis oris muscle.
Diary Palahniuk, Chuck 2003
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