Equilateral

Word EQUILATERAL
Character 11
Hyphenation e qui lat er al
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Equilateral"

What do we mean by equilateral?

Having all sides or faces equal. adjective

A side exactly equal to others. noun

A geometric figure having all sides equal. noun

In geometry, having all the sides equal: as, an equilateral triangle.

In zoology: Having the two sides equal: said of surfaces which can be divided into two parts of the same form by a longitudinal median line.

Having all the sides equal.

Having all the convolutions of the shell in one plane: said chiefly of foraminifers.

A figure having all its sides equal. noun

Having all the sides equal adjective

One whose axes are equal. adjective

One in which a transverse line drawn through the apex of the umbo bisects the valve, or divides it into two equal and symmetrical parts. adjective

Applied to two figures, when every side of the one has its equal among the sides of the other. adjective

A side exactly corresponding, or equal, to others; also, a figure of equal sides. noun

Referring to a polygon all of whose sides are of equal length. Not necessarily a regular polygon since the angles can still differ (a regular polygon would also be equiangular). adjective

An equilateral triangle noun

A figure whose sides are all equal noun

Having all sides or faces equal adjective

A side exactly corresponding, or equal, to others.

A figure having all its sides equal.

A three sided figure with equal dimensions. It sides are usually marked with ticks to represent the perfect equality it represents. Urban Dictionary

Pretty much the answer to all questions, known and unknown. Urban Dictionary

A unique modification of a love triangle involving three partners that all love the other two equally. Due to the fact that there are only two genders (usually), this must involve at least two bi/gay people to be truly equilateral. However, it's possible for three of the same gender to work, or for all three to be bisexual. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Equilateral

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The word "equilateral" in example sentences

Ensure that the octagon is equilateral, meaning all sides on the ground have the same length. ❋ Unknown (1989)

a tiny mining company working claims in the remote "equilateral" cluster of asteroids far out in Jupiter's orbit. ❋ Alan Edward Nourse (1960)

From the moment that grand trine appeared in the sky—an equilateral triangle like the great pyramids—it was our turn to clean house. ❋ L. A. Banks (2011)

How can anyone say that a scalene and an equilateral are really the same "kind"! ❋ M_francis (2009)

For example, three Woolworths sites around Birmingham form an exact equilateral triangle (Wolverhampton, Lichfield and Birmingham stores) and if the base of the triangle is extended, it forms a 173.8 mile line linking the Conway and Luton stores. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Richardson, Taylor and Tomlinson are scattered, forming a sort of equilateral triangle. ❋ Scott Cacciola (2011)

For example, if you enter 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, the server will tell you that is sequence A000217, the triangular numbers (these are the number of objects that can form an equilateral triangle like the standard arrangement of bowling pins.) ❋ Unknown (2010)

It happened that the Lancashire Queen, the shore at Turner's Shipyard, and the Solano Wharf were the corners of a big equilateral triangle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Obtained by the rotation of 60 ° of two equilateral triangles superimposed and spaced in height, the form appears simple but at the same time full of spatial complexity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When you join three equilateral triangles at a vertex, for example, you get a tetrahedron A. ❋ Alex Bellos (2010)

Join five equilateral triangles together and you have the first part of an icosahedron C. ❋ Alex Bellos (2010)

Euclid was able to draw an equilateral triangle, square, pentagon and hexagon, but recall that the heptagon (which has seven sides) and the nonagon (nine) eluded him. ❋ Alex Bellos (2010)

With his compass and straightedge he was able to construct not just an equilateral triangle, but also a square, a pentagon and a hexagon. ❋ Alex Bellos (2010)

In fact, there are four ways we can define the center of a triangle and they all represent different points unless the triangle is equilateral, in which case they all coincide. ❋ Alex Bellos (2010)

He noticed that the math books of his time gave two different methods for finding the area of an equilateral triangle -- and that their answers did not agree. ❋ Nancy Marie Brown (2010)

And the end of the toilet paper was even folded into a crisp equilateral triangle, the international symbol of hygienic attention. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Can a square be cut into 4 pieces and rearranged into an equilateral triangle? ❋ Unknown (2008)

"She, the equilateral triangle, is so perfect she's [my bae]" said [Cole]. The equilateral triangle lives [live at] 60 degrees. ❋ Celestial143 (2014)

Teacher: "[Does anyone know] why the forces on this triangle with [the angles] of 49, 49, 82, are similar?" Dumbass Student: "[EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE]!!" ❋ Wahhhhhhhhhhh Granny (2006)

Dude, did you hear? Bill, [Jenn], and [Michelle] are forming an equilateral love triangle! Bill, that [lucky bastard]... ❋ Shadeslayr (2010)

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