EQUILATERAL


Meaning of EQUILATERAL in English

I. as at equiangular + adjective

Etymology: Late Latin aequilateralis, from Latin aequi- equi- + lateralis lateral — more at lateral

1.

a. : having all the sides equal

an equilateral triangle

an equilateral polygon

b. of a polyhedron : having all the faces equal

2. : bilaterally symmetrical ; specifically of a bivalve shell : divisible into two equal and symmetrical parts by a transverse line drawn through the apex of the umbo

II. noun

( -s )

1. : a side exactly corresponding or equal to others

2. : a figure of equal sides

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