English Explanatory Dictionary

equilateral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having all the sides equal.
  2. Having all the faces equal.
  3. Having the two sides equal, as a surface divisible by a longitudinal median line into two halves of the same form.
  4. Having all the convolutions of the shell in one plane, chiefly of foraminifers.
noun
  1. A side exactly corresponding, or equal, to others.
  2. A figure having all its sides equal.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

equilateral æquilateral equilaterals

Etymology

From equi- + lateral.

Derived words

equilateral arch equilateral cross equilateral hyperbola equilaterality equilaterally equilateral triangle hemiequilateral inequilateral nonequilateral unequilateral
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