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inequilateral

[ in-ee-kwuh-lat-er-uhl ]

adjective

  1. not equilateral; having unequal sides.


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Other Words From

  • ine·qui·later·al·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of inequilateral1

First recorded in 1655–65; in- 3 + equilateral

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Example Sentences

These organs retain their normal bilaterality, but the body is, as a rule, inequilateral.

The spores are wood brown in color, oval to short elliptical and inequilateral 6–8 × 4–5 µ.

The spores are sub-elliptical, sometimes inequilateral, and measure from 8–12 × 4–6 µ.

Under the microscope they are yellowish, oval or short oblong, often inequilateral, 6–8 × 4–5 µ.

The shells are under an inch in length, and have a peculiarly shortened anterior portion; thus they are inequilateral.

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