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equilateral definition

equi·lat·eral (ē′kwi lat′ər əl)

adjective

having all sides equal an equilateral triangle

Etymology: LL aequilateralis < L aequus (see equal) + latus, side: see lateral

noun

  1. a figure having equal sides
  2. a side exactly equal to another or others

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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