isosceles


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isosceles
isosceles triangle

i·sos·ce·les

 (ī-sŏs′ə-lēz′)
adj. Mathematics
Having at least two equal sides: an isosceles triangle.
[Late Latin īsoscelēs, from Greek īsoskelēs : īso-, iso- + skelos, leg.]
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isosceles

(aɪˈsɒsɪˌliːz)
adj
1. (Mathematics) (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length
2. (Mathematics) (of a trapezium) having the two nonparallel sides of equal length
[C16: from Late Latin, from Greek isoskelēs, from iso- + skelos leg]
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i•sos•ce•les

(aɪˈsɒs əˌliz)

adj.
(of a straight-sided plane figure) having two sides equal: an isosceles triangle; an isosceles trapezoid..
[1545–55; < Late Latin < Greek isoskelḗs literally, with legs of equal length =iso- iso- + -skelēs, adj. derivative of skélos leg]
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isosceles

i·sos·ce·les

(ī-sŏs′ə-lēz′)
Having at least two sides of equal length: an isosceles triangle.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.isosceles - (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length
symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
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isosceles

[aɪˈsɒsɪliːz] ADJ isosceles triangle → triángulo m isósceles
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isosceles

adj isosceles triangle → gleichschenkliges Dreieck
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isosceles

[aɪˈsɒsɪˌliːz] adj → isoscele
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