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isosceles
[ ahy-sos-uh-leez ]
adjective
- (of a straight-sided plane figure) having two sides equal:
an isosceles triangle; an isosceles trapezoid.
isosceles
/ aɪˈsɒsɪˌliːz /
adjective
- (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length
- (of a trapezium) having the two nonparallel sides of equal length
isosceles
/ ī-sŏs′ə-lēz′ /
- Of or relating to a geometric figure having at least two sides of equal length.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of isosceles1
1545–55; < Late Latin < Greek isoskelḗs with equal legs, equivalent to iso- iso- + skél ( os ) leg + -ēs adj. suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of isosceles1
C16: from Late Latin, from Greek isoskelēs, from iso- + skelos leg
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Example Sentences
A gaily coloured hat hung from one of the boats, and over each floated a red flag shaped like an isosceles triangle.
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Salvage boat take position at apex isosceles triangle 27.6 degrees with lighthouse and summit hill a mile to the south.
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A narrow channel running from the Dorsolum to the Abdomen in Coleoptera, forming an isosceles triangle reversed.
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So they crept up to the fire in the formation of an isosceles triangle.
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Then ask them if they are equal-legged (isosceles) triangles.
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