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Meaning of "three-cornered" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THREE-CORNERED

three-cornered  [ˈθriːˌkɔːnəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THREE-CORNERED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Three-Cornered is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES THREE-CORNERED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vote splitting

Vote splitting is an electoral effect in which the distribution of votes among multiple similar candidates reduces the chance of winning for any of the similar candidates, and increases the chance of winning for a dissimilar candidate. Vote splitting most easily occurs in plurality voting in which each voter indicates a single choice and the candidate with the most votes wins, even if the winner does not have majority support. For example, if candidate A1 receives 30% of the votes, similar candidate A2 receives another 30% of the votes, and dissimilar candidate B receives the remaining 40% of the votes, plurality voting declares candidate B as the winner, even though 60% of the voters prefer either candidate A1 or A2. Runoff voting methods are less vulnerable to vote splitting compared to plurality voting. Pairwise-counting Condorcet methods minimize vote splitting effects. A well-known effect of vote splitting is the spoiler effect, in which a popular candidate loses an election by a small margin because a less-popular similar candidate attracts votes away from the popular candidate, allowing a dissimilar candidate to win.

Definition of three-cornered in the English dictionary

The definition of three-cornered in the dictionary is having three corners or angles. Other definition of three-cornered is having three aspects or opposing sides.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THREE-CORNERED


bad-mannered
ˌbædˈmænəd
bannered
ˈbænəd
Bernard
ˈbɜːnəd
cater-cornered
ˈkætəˌkɔːnəd
gurnard
ˈɡɜːnəd
hennaed
ˈhenəd
honoured
ˈɒnəd
Leonard
ˈlɛnəd
mannered
ˈmænəd
mild-mannered
ˌmaɪldˈmænəd
patinaed
ˈpætɪnəd
Reynard
ˈrɛnəd
scunnered
ˈskʌnəd
synod
ˈsɪnəd
tricornered
ˈtraɪˌkɔːnəd
ungarnered
ʌnˈɡɑːnəd
unhonored
ʌnˈɒnəd
unhonoured
ʌnˈɒnəd
unmannered
ʌnˈmænəd
winnard
ˈwɪnəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THREE-CORNERED

three-act play
three-card monte
three-card trick
three-colour
three-cornered hat
three-D
three-day event
three-day eventer
three-day eventing
three-day measles
three-decker
three-dimensional
three-door
three-four
three-four time
three-fourths
three-gaited
three-legged
three-legged race
three-line

WORDS THAT END LIKE THREE-CORNERED

catty-cornered
centered
chartered
considered
covered
donnered
ill-mannered
kitty-cornered
layered
ordered
overmannered
powdered
recovered
registered
remembered
scattered
triggered
unanswered
well-mannered
what the doctor ordered

Synonyms and antonyms of three-cornered in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «three-cornered» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THREE-CORNERED

Find out the translation of three-cornered to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of three-cornered from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «three-cornered» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

三棱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de tres picos
570 millions of speakers

English

three-cornered
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तीन कोनों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثلاثة يحشر -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

треугольная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

três pontas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তেকোনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

triangulaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tiga penjuru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dreispitz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

三つどもえの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세 모서리가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Telu pojok
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tam giác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மும்முனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तीन-कोपरे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üç köşeli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a tre punte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trójkątny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трикутна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trei colțuri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τριγωνικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

driehoek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trekantig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trekantede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of three-cornered

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THREE-CORNERED»

The term «three-cornered» is regularly used and occupies the 82.734 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THREE-CORNERED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «three-cornered» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «three-cornered» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about three-cornered

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THREE-CORNERED»

Discover the use of three-cornered in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to three-cornered and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Three Cornered World
Roman.
Natsume Suseki, 1988
2
Three-Cornered Hat
Based on a famous Spanish folk tale, this romping novella recounts the tribulations of a lecherous local magistrate as he attempts to have his way with the miller’s beautiful but devoted wife, with unforeseen and hilarious consequences.
Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, 2009
3
The Three-Cornered War
In the conclusion to the Regiment series, the warrior-mystics of the White Regiment attempt to save the humans of the Confederation from destruction by the technologically superior Caliphate and an empire of reptilian beings. Original.
John Dalmas, 1998
4
From a Three-cornered World: New and Selected Poems
From a Three-Cornered Worldpresents 60 poems by James Mitsui, 25 of them new.
James Masao Mitsui, 1997
5
Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
V. L. Wildermuth, 2012
6
The Three-Cornered Halo
An island republic goes to insane lengths to canonize its most famous residentJuanita di Perli was a young woman when she decided to live the rest of her life on a table-top.
Christianna Brand, 2011
7
Designs for The Three-cornered Hat (Le Tricorne)
"Includes the entire contents ... of the portfolio '"Le Tricorne"/ballet d'après les dessins en couleurs de Picasso', originally published ... by Editions Paul Rosenberg, Paris, 1920".
Pablo Picasso, Parmenia Migel, 1978
8
Kusamakura
Nami, or "beauty," is the center of this elegant novel, the still point around which the artist moves and the enigmatic subject of S?seki's word painting. In the author's words, Kusamakura is "a haiku-style novel, that lives through beauty.
Natsume Soseki, 2008
9
The Three-Cornered Hat in Full Score
Based on a story by Alarcón, this witty musical frolic recounts a magistrate's attempts to seduce a miller's wife. This edition is reproduced from an authoritative 1921 English score.
Manuel de Falla, 2012
10
Whitehead's Radically Different Postmodern Philosophy: An ...
Three-Cornered. Battle. of. the. Worldviews. At the root of this new understanding is the recognition that the proponents of the mechanistic view of nature had been battling even more vigorously against a third movement, which arose out of ...
David Ray Griffin, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THREE-CORNERED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term three-cornered is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why avoid three-cornered contests?
In subscribing to the strategy of avoiding three-cornered fights, the parties are not only doing a disservice to themselves, but also insulting the electorate. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
2
Wenceslao: Three-cornered presidential fight
THE recent moves of Senators Grace Poe and Francis Escudero prove what some political analysts have been saying all along, that they would run for president ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
3
Kerala: Three-cornered battle between Left, UDF, BJP in Aruvikkara …
The election is set to be a three-cornered battle between the Left, UDF and Bhartiya Janata Party. The election is all set to be a three cornered battle between the ... «IBNLive, Jun 15»
4
General election predictably a three-cornered tussle
Battle lines are being drawn for the upcoming general election by all major political parties despite the hullabaloo about the dissolution of Parliament, the 20th ... «nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper, Jun 15»
5
52 Super Series 2015 - A three-cornered title fight
52 Super Series 2015 - From two sparking races, one windward-leeward, one coastal, the screws turned ever tighter as the three-cornered battle at the top of the ... «Sail World, Jun 15»
6
Three-cornered contest likely in Aruvikkara
A three-cornered battle is shaping up in the Aruvikkara Assembly by-election with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deciding to field party veteran O. Rajagopal ... «The Hindu, May 15»
7
Editorial: An even three-cornered fight
If another former governor, Gwendolyn Garcia, runs for the post also, the stage would be set for a three-cornered fight for the top provincial post, considering Gov ... «Sun.Star, May 15»
8
Three-cornered joust for AFP top post
MANILA - President Aquino's plans and calculations about when to appoint a director general of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has a parallel with the ... «InterAksyon, Apr 15»
9
The three-cornered world of Glenn Gould and Natsume Soseki
Published in 1965, this award-winning translation — by Alan Turney — was given a new title: “The Three-Cornered World.” Soseki's original, “Kusamakura,” ... «The Japan Times, Feb 15»
10
Prahran proving the dark-horse in three-cornered contest
LARGELY overlooked as a potentially close contest due to incumbent Liberal Clem Newton-Brown's 4.7 per cent margin, the inner-Melbourne seat of Prahran ... «The Australian, Dec 14»

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