ISOSCELES


Meaning of ISOSCELES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ī-ˈsäs-ˌlēz, -ˈsä-sə- ]

adjective

Etymology: Late Latin isosceles having two equal sides, from Greek isoskelēs, from is- + skelos leg; perhaps akin to Old English sceol wry

Date: 1551

1. of a triangle : having two equal sides — see triangle illustration

2. of a trapezoid : having the two nonparallel sides equal

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