Tech Term help?!

CharlesM · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:59 pm

OK brainiacs...

What do you call a triangle with ronded corners (other than a triangle with rounded corners...)

The top tube of a bike has this shape and I want to sound smarter than I am.

Is it a polytrigle, a tricircle...?

Alienator or Scienceiscool, the clock's ticking

santacruzxt · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:04 pm

I believe it is an arc triangle

santacruzxt · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:07 pm

Here is a source
http://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/arcfigures.htm

also look at the Reuleaux triangle about 3/4 down the page.

saletel · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:08 pm

a triangle with radiused corners

drjones96 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:09 pm

Well...if you said the tube was triangular with rounded corners that actually doesn't sound so dumb. A "round" is a sort of technical term if you're talking about mechanical drawing...as in "Fillet", "Chamfer", "Round" etc. Know what I mean?

Skyleth · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:27 pm

a triangular tube with beveled edges?

santacruzxt · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:16 pm

He wants a shape, not 4-5 words that describe it.

jersievers · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:23 pm

Start a contest...name that tube shape!

My entry is "troval"

(ala schwin n'liten contest)

rouleursteve · **Joined:** Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:32 pm **Posts:** 56

My entry: "Tricircle" to be read the same as "tricycle". Its a clever play on words you see.

CharlesM · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:18 pm

I do see... That's why I used it.

LMAO,

Now I realy want to use the term troval just to have the manufacturer asking me what the fark I'm talking about... The problem is it might find it's way into a catologue :lol: