equilateral
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An equilateral triangle.
See also: équilatéral
English
Alternative forms
- æquilateral (archaic)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
equilateral (not comparable)
- (geometry, of a polygon) Having all the sides equal.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Having all the faces equal.
- (zoology) Having the two sides equal, as a surface divisible by a longitudinal median line into two halves of the same form.
- (zoology) Having all the convolutions of the shell in one plane, chiefly of foraminifers.
Derived terms
Translations
referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length
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Noun
equilateral (plural equilaterals)
- A side exactly corresponding, or equal, to others.
- A figure having all its sides equal.