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equilateral
[ ee-kwuh-lat-er-uhl, ek-wuh- ]
adjective
- having all the sides equal:
an equilateral triangle.
noun
- a figure having all its sides equal.
- a side equivalent, or equal, to others.
equilateral
/ ˌiːkwɪˈlætərəl /
adjective
- having all sides of equal length
an equilateral triangle
noun
- a geometric figure having all its sides of equal length
- a side that is equal in length to other sides
equilateral
/ ē′kwə-lăt′ər-əl /
- Having all sides of equal length, as a triangle that is neither scalene nor isosceles.
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Derived Forms
- ˌequiˈlaterally, adverb
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Other Words From
- equi·later·al·ly adverb
- none·qui·later·al adjective
- none·qui·later·al·ly adverb
- sube·qui·later·al adjective
- une·qui·later·al adjective
- une·qui·later·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of equilateral1
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Example Sentences
Equilateral can be read as a parable of the ways we blind ourselves through vanity, love, and greed.
The Khedive of Egypt persuades himself that the success of the equilateral will silence his local political rivals.
A third game was called trign, and was played by three persons, stationed at the angles of an equilateral triangle.
I mean of course by the relative pointed, the entire group of which the equilateral arch is the representative.
It is built in the figure of an equilateral triangle, having one of its angles pointing towards the sea.
This consists of three plane mirrors so arranged that a cross-section of the three forms an equilateral triangle.
My legs and thighs first formed an obtuse angle, afterwards an equilateral angle, and at length, an acute one.
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