equilateral

See also: équilatéral

English

An equilateral triangle.

Alternative forms

Etymology

equi- + lateral

Adjective

equilateral (not comparable)

  1. (geometry, of a polygon) Having all the sides equal.
  2. (geometry, of a polyhedron) Having all the faces equal.
  3. (zoology) Having the two sides equal, as a surface divisible by a longitudinal median line into two halves of the same form.
  4. (zoology) Having all the convolutions of the shell in one plane, chiefly of foraminifers.

Translations

Noun

equilateral (plural equilaterals)

  1. A side exactly corresponding, or equal, to others.
  2. A figure having all its sides equal.
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