EQUILATERAL


Meaning of EQUILATERAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌē-kwə-ˈla-tə-rəl, ˌe-, -ˈla-trəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Late Latin aequilateralis, from Latin aequi- + later-, latus side — more at lateral

Date: 1570

1. : having all sides equal

an equilateral triangle

an equilateral polygon

— see triangle illustration

2. : having all the faces equal

an equilateral polyhedron

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.