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isosceles

[ahy-sos-uh-leez]

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adjective

(of a straight-sided plane figure) having two sides equal: an isosceles triangle; an isosceles trapezoid.

Origin:
1545–55; < Late Latin < Greek isoskelḗs with equal legs, equivalent to iso- iso- + skél(os) leg + -ēs adj. suffix

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Draw a circle in the center and then five lines from the center to the corners to create five isosceles triangles.

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isosceles (aɪˈsɒsɪˌliːz)

—*adj*
1.	(of a triangle) having two sides of equal length
2.	(of a trapezium) having the two nonparallel sides of equal length

[C16: from Late Latin, from Greek isoskelēs, from iso- + skelos leg]

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Word Origin & History

isosceles

1551, from L.L. isosceles, from Gk. isoskeles "with equal sides," from isos "equal" + skelos "leg" (see scalene).

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isosceles

(ī-sŏs'ə-lēz') Pronunciation Key
Of or relating to a geometric figure having at least two sides of equal length.