isosceles
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əˌliz 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
1545–55; < Late Latin < Greek isoskelḗs with equal legs, equivalent to iso- iso- + skél(os) leg + -ēs adj. suffix
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| —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 | |
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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. |
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Example sentences
FAll isosceles triangles are also equilateral triangles.
They will then find measures of the angles using the properties of isosceles and right triangles.
The nose cone triangle can either be an isosceles or equilateral triangle.
When students work with tangrams, two congruent isosceles right triangles can be put together to compose a square.
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