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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.

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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

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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

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equilateral

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

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equilateral

adj → gleichseitig

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equilateral

[ˌiːkwɪˈlætərəl] adj → equilatero equilateral triangle → triangolo equilatero

equilateral

(iːkwiˈlӕtərəl) adjective

having all sides equal. an equilateral triangle.

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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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Equilateral 3.10 Curragh 2pts win The Group 2 Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh has gone for export seven times in the last decade and the theme can continue thanks to Equilateral.

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And Mabs Cross did well to defy a Group 1 penalty on her return to action at Newmarket on 2,000 Guineas day when catching Equilateral close home.

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After winning the five-furlong prize 12 months ago, history repeated itself as the Michael Dods-trained five-year-old defied a 7lb penalty for her Group One success in last year's Prix de l'Abbaye to defeat Equilateral by a neck.

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Equilateral is another for whom recent disappointment - and one or two more historical too - is no recommendation in another Group Three contest on the card, the Connaught Access Flooring Abernant Stakes .

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Setting aside the lofty expectations which preceded his Listed return, however, Equilateral produced a perfectly plausible performance.

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Above the Pointers is an obvious equilateral triangle of stars, Triangulum Australe.

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Equilateral triangles are those in which all three angles are 60[degrees], and all sides are the same length.