isosceles
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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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i·sos·ce·les
(ī-sŏs′ə-lēz′) Having at least two sides of equal length: an isosceles triangle.
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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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