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e·qui·lat·er·al

(ē′kwə-lăt′ər-əl, ĕk′wə-)

adj.

Having all sides or faces equal.

1. A side exactly equal to others.

2. A geometric figure having all sides equal.

e′qui·lat′er·al·ly adv.

equilateral

(ˌiːkwɪˈlætərəl)

adj

(Mathematics) having all sides of equal length: an equilateral triangle.

1. (Mathematics) a geometric figure having all its sides of equal length

2. (Mathematics) a side that is equal in length to other sides

ˌequiˈlaterally adv

e•qui•lat•er•al

(ˌi kwəˈlæt ər əl, ˌɛk wə-)

adj.

1. having all the sides equal: an equilateral triangle.

2. a figure having all its sides equal.

[1560–70; < Late Latin]

e`qui•lat′er•al•ly, adv.

equilateral

e·qui·lat·er·al

(ē′kwə-lăt′ər-əl)

Having all sides of equal length, as a square or as a triangle that is neither scalene nor isosceles.

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Noun	1.	equilateral - a figure whose sides are all equal figure - a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
Adj.	1.	equilateral - having all sides or faces equal equal - having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"

Translations

مُتَساوي الأضْلاع

rovnostranný

ligesidet

gleichseitig

ισόπλευρος

tasasivuinen

équilatéral

egyenlõ oldalúegyenlőoldalú

jafnhliîa

equilatero

lygiakraštislygiašonis

vienādmalu-vienādsānu-

likesidet

равносторонний

rovnostranný

eşkenarlı

等边的

equilateral

[ˈiːkwɪˈlætərəl] ADJ → equilátero

equilateral

[ˌiːkwiˈlætərəl] adj [triangle] → équilatéral(e)

equilateral

adj → gleichseitig

equilateral

[ˌiːkwɪˈlætərəl] adj → equilatero equilateral triangle → triangolo equilatero

equilateral

(iːkwiˈlӕtərəl) adjective

having all sides equal. an equilateral triangle.

References in classic literature ?

Take for example an equilateral Triangle -- who represents with us a Tradesman of the respectable class.

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In the first course, there was a shoulder of mutton cut into an equilateral triangle, a piece of beef into a rhomboides, and a pudding into a cycloid.

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It happened that the Lancashire Queen, the shore at Turner's Shipyard, and the Solano Wharf were the corners of a big equilateral triangle.

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If the courts is to be chalked out in white, I can draw a line so straight that you could hardly keep yourself from erecting an equilateral triangle on it.

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And a few degrees to the west, 5 and 6 Lyncis form a line pointing to a nearly perfect equilateral triangle bounded by 2 Lyncis and 37 and 40 Camelopardalis.

Fields of Gold

Contract awarded for 60xxn23-supply of retro reflective road warning boards with 2mm alluminium for manned level crossing gates of size 900mm equilateral triangle with 600 x 200 x 3.

60xxn23-supply Of Retro Reflective Road Warning Boards With 2mm Alluminium For Manned Level Crossing Gates Of Size 900mm Equilateral Triangle With 600 X 200 X 3.15mm M.s Dynation Plates As Per Sketch Enclosed

This is the first time that Raimondi has re-evaluated the luffing jib shape by replacing the previous square-oriented design with an equilateral triangular jib layout to improve its functionality.

Raimondi reinvents the luffer

Equilateral raised many an eyebrow with the most facile of victories first time out and a 6lb penalty may not be enough to stop him in the Peter Sutton Memorial British EBF Novice Stakes.

Angel win will be just heavenly

Chapters discuss the pigeonhole principle, the greatest common divisor, squares, digital sums, arithmetic and geometric progressions, complementary sequences, quadratic functions and equations, parametric solutions for real equations, the scalar project, equilateral triangles in the complex plane, recurrence relations, sequences given by implicit relations, and matrices associated to second order recurrences.

Pristine Landscapes in Elementary Mathematics

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Beyond depiction: Sophie Hacker gives an introduction to sacred geometry in the Christian tradition and in her own artistic practice

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Let us investigate this link by considering polygonal numbers using a growing pattern of successive regular polygons, which are equilateral triangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons and so on.