equilateral en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin aequi-der. English equi- English lateral English equilateral From equi- + lateral.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of a polygon) Having all the sides equal.
Kissinger had wanted to keep an “equilateral” distance between the US, USSR and China. Under Carter, they became de facto partners.
2025 April 12, Edward Luce, “The revenge of geopolitics”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2:
- (not-comparable, of a polyhedron) Having all the faces equal.
- (not-comparable) Having the two sides equal, as a surface divisible by a longitudinal median line into two halves of the same form.
- (not-comparable) Having all the convolutions of the shell in one plane, chiefly of foraminifers.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| æquilateral | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
equilateral cross · equilateral hyperbola · hemiequilateral · equilateral triangle · unequilateral · equilaterally · inequilateral · equilateral arch · equilaterality · nonequilateral
Translations (29)
grc ἰσόπλευρος (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · uk рівносторо́нній (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · it equilatero (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · az bərabərtərəfli (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · nl gelijkzijdig (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · pt equilátero (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · he שווה צלעות (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · pl równoboczny (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · bg равностра́нен (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · es equilátero (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · cmn 等邊的 /等边的 (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · fr équilatéral (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · gv co-lhiatteeagh (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · io equilatera (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · hu egyenlőoldalú (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · lt lygiakraštis (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · ca equilàter (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · ru равносторо́нний (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · el ισόπλευρος (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · be роўнабо́чны (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · fi tasasivuinen (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · de gleichseitig (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · sq barabrinjës (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · af ewesydig (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · gv co-lystagh (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · hy հավասարակողմ (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · cs rovnostranný (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · tl parigilid (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length) · uk рівнобі́чний (referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length)