adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ yü-ni- ' la-t ə -r ə l, - ' la-tr ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1802
1 a : done or undertaken by one person or party b : of, relating to, or affecting one side of a subject : ONE-SIDED c : constituting or relating to a contract or engagement by which an express obligation to do or forbear is imposed on only one party
2 a : having parts arranged on one side <a unilateral raceme> b : occurring on, performed on, or affecting one side of the body or one of its parts < unilateral exophthalmos>
3 : UNILINEAL
4 : having only one side
– uni · lat · er · al · ly adverb