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Definition of Equilateral

1. Adjective. Having all sides or faces equal.

Definition of Equilateral

1. a. Having all the sides equal; as, an equilateral triangle; an equilateral polygon.

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

Definition of Equilateral

1. Adjective. (geometry) 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). ¹

2. Noun. An equilateral triangle ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Equilateral

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Equilateral

1. Of stamens, with anthers regularly spaced around the style. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Equilateral

Literary usage of Equilateral

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Conic Sections: Containing an Account of Some of the Most by George Salmon (1904)
"And if the axes be rectangular, this will represent an equilateral ... What is the locus of the centres of equilateral hyperbolas through three given points ..."

2. The Kinematics of Machinery: Outlines of a Theory of Machines by Franz Reuleaux (1876)
"They are (a) for the equilateral triangle an equilateral curve-triangle inscribed within it,— ... relatively to the equilateral Triangle. (Plates I and II. ..."

3. Public School Methods (1921)
"How far from the middle of the base is the center of an equilateral triangle? What fractional part of the altitude of an equilateral triangle is the radius ..."

4. The Cyclopædia;: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature.by Abraham Rees by Abraham Rees (1819)
"... figure contained by four equal and equilateral triangles. XV. ... contained by twelve equal pentagons, which are equilateral and equiangular. ..."

5. An Introduction to the Ancient and Modern Geometry of Conics: Being a by Charles Taylor (1881)
"The equilateral Conies. Any hyperbola can be projected into an equilateral hyperbola in the same way that an ellipse can be projected into a circle (Art. ..."

6. A Treatise on the Analytic Geometry of Three Dimensions by George Salmon (1865)
"two kinds of hyperboloids answer to equilateral hyperbolas in the theory of ... Ex. Every equilateral hyperbola which passes through three fixed points ..."

7. Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1837)
"JOHN WILLIAM LUBBOCK, Esq., MA, VP and Treasurer, in the Chair. A paper was read, entitled, " On a new property of the Arcs of the equilateral Hyperbola. ..."

8. Primary Object Lessons: For Training the Senses and Developing the Faculties by Norman Allison Calkins (1898)
"equilateral Triangle. — What do you call this figure which I hold in my hand? "A triangle. ... Now you may point to equilateral triangles on the chart; ..."

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