Trigon
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The term Trigon may refer to several things:
- Trigon (game), a ball game played in ancient Rome.
- A triangle.
- Trigon (comics), a fictional character in the comics series Teen Titans, the father of the superhero Raven.
- In gemology, the triangular etch pits seen on the natural surfaces of a diamond. A trigon's points are aligned towards the edges of the crystal's octahedral faces. Similar etch markings include rectangles, squares, or parallel lines. As with trigons they are often intentionally left intact to aid diamond cutting and can be seen under high magnification, usually along or adjacent to the finished stone's girdle.
- Triplicity, a group of three astrological signs belonging to the same element.
- The former name of the Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance company for the state of Virginia. After a series of mergers, Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield is part of WellPoint, and does business as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia.
[edit] In music
- A three-sided ancient Ancient Greek or Roman lyre.
- A neume of obscure interpretation used in the notation of manuscripts from the Abbey of St. Gall.
- Trigon (band), a fusion band from Germany.
- Trigon (jazz), a folk jazz band from Moldova.
[edit] See also
- Trigun, an anime series.