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Vinony

equilateral

noun

  1. a side exactly equal to others
  2. geometric figure with all sides equal
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adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin aequi-der. English equi- English lateral English equilateral From equi- + lateral.

  1. Having all the sides equal.

    “Kissinger had wanted to keep an “equilateral” distance between the US, USSR and China. Under Carter, they became de facto partners.”

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

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin aequi-der. English equi- English lateral English equilateral From equi- + lateral.

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