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Meaning of "equilateral" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EQUILATERAL

equilateral  [ˌiːkwɪˈlætərəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EQUILATERAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Equilateral can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EQUILATERAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

equilateral

Equilateral triangle

In geometry, an equilateral triangle is a triangle in which all three sides are equal. In traditional or Euclidean geometry, equilateral triangles are also equiangular; that is, all three internal angles are also congruent to each other and are each 60°. They are regular polygons, and can therefore also be referred to as regular triangles.

Definition of equilateral in the English dictionary

The first definition of equilateral in the dictionary is having all sides of equal length. Other definition of equilateral is a geometric figure having all its sides of equal length. Equilateral is also a side that is equal in length to other sides.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EQUILATERAL


ambilateral
ˌæmbɪˈlætərəl
bicollateral
ˌbaɪkɒˈlætərəl
bilateral
baɪˈlætərəl
collateral
kɒˈlætərəl
contralateral
ˌkɒntrəˈlætərəl
doctoral
ˈdɒktərəl
dorsolateral
ˌdɔːsəʊˈlætərəl
electoral
ɪˈlɛktərəl
ipselateral
ˌɪpsɪˈlætərəl
ipsilateral
ˌɪpsɪˈlætərəl
isobilateral
ˌaɪsəʊbaɪˈlætərəl
lateral
ˈlætərəl
multilateral
ˌmʌltɪˈlætərəl
posterolateral
ˌpɒstərəʊˈlætərəl
quadrilateral
ˌkwɒdrɪˈlætərəl
satyral
ˈsætərəl
septilateral
ˌsɛptɪˈlætərəl
trilateral
traɪˈlætərəl
unilateral
ˌjuːnɪˈlætərəl
ventrolateral
ˌventrəʊˈlætərəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EQUILATERAL

equiangular
equiangularity
equibalance
equicaloric
equid
equidifferent
equidistance
equidistant
equidistantly
equilaterally
equilibrant
equilibrate
equilibration
equilibrator
equilibratory
equilibria
equilibrist
equilibristic
equilibrity
equilibrium

WORDS THAT END LIKE EQUILATERAL

apteral
biliteral
chapteral
coleopteral
dipteral
enteral
federal
hemipteral
Lambeth Quadrilateral
monopteral
nonliteral
overliteral
parenteral
peripteral
pluriliteral
presbyteral
quadriliteral
sphincteral
triliteral
uniliteral
ureteral

Synonyms and antonyms of equilateral in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «equilateral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EQUILATERAL

Find out the translation of equilateral to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of equilateral from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «equilateral» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

等边
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

equilátero
570 millions of speakers

English

equilateral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समबाहु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متساوي الأضلاع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

равносторонний
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

equilátero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমবাহু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

équilatéral
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sama sama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gleichseitig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

等辺の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

등변
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Equilateral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đẳng biên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமபக்கங்களுடனும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समभुज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eşkenar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

equilatero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

równoboczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рівносторонній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

echilateral
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ισόπλευρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gelyksydige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

liksidig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

likesidet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of equilateral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUILATERAL»

The term «equilateral» is regularly used and occupies the 80.300 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUILATERAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «equilateral» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «equilateral» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about equilateral

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EQUILATERAL»

Discover the use of equilateral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to equilateral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Equilateral Triangle Patchwork: Complete Instructions for 11 ...
Designs suitable for beginners and more advanced quilters. Over 160 illustrations, including 17 in full color, enhance the text.
Sara Nephew, 1992
2
Precalculus: A Problems-Oriented Approach, Enhanced Edition
four smaller equilateral triangles. The two equilateral triangles ADF and FEC are then used to construct the two smaller equilateral arches shown in Figure E. And finally, the equilateral triangle DBE is used to construct the equilateral curved ...
David Cohen, Lee Theodore, David Sklar, 2009
3
Calculus with Analytic Geometry
One of the pieces will be bent into the shape of a circle and the other into the shape of an equilateral triangle. Where should the wire be cut in order that the sum of the areas of the circle and triangle is (a) a maximum; (b) a minimum? Solution If ...
Earl William Swokowski, 1979
4
Precalculus: With Unit Circle Trigonometry
(The white region also is a segment.) 49. Show that the area of an equilateral triangle of side s is given by 13 4 s2 Hint: Draw an altitude and use the Pythagorean theorem. (This exercise does not require any knowledge of radian measure.) ...
David Cohen, 2005
5
An Introduction to Logic
In order for a given quadrangle to be a square ii is (necessary, sufficient) for that rectangle to be (equilateral, equiangular). b. In order for (a given, a) quadrangle to be a square it is necessary and sufficient for it to be (equilateral, equiangular, ...
Morris Raphael Cohen, Morris R. Cohen, Ernest Nagel, 1993
6
The elements of Euclid: with select theorems out of Archimedes
As For Luzmple, that equilateral Triangles should fill a Spxce, it is requir'd 'that so many Angles of such Triangles N, M, L, K, I, I-I, being dispos'd a, out the Point A, should make just sour right ones. But fix Angles of an equilateral Triangle do ...
Euclid, Archimedes, André Tacquet, 1714
7
The Mathematics Dictionary
An equiangular triangle is necessarily equilateral, but an equiangular polygon of more than three sides need not be equilateral. Two polygons are mutually equiangular if their corresponding angles are equal. equiangular spiral. Same as  ...
R.C. James, 1992
8
Transport Phenomena: A Unified Approach
Determine the hydraulic radius for the following conduits: (a) square running full; (b) equilateral triangle running full; (c) equilateral triangle resting on its base and filled with running water to a depth of { the height. Answer. Equation (10.45) will ...
Robert S. Brodkey, Harry C. Hershey, 2003
9
Precalculus
with the equilateral arch in Exercise 51, the design begins with the equilateral triangle ABC. Circular arcs are then constructed on each side of the triangle, following the method explained in Exercise 51. (a) In Figure C, let s denote the length ...
David Cohen, Theodore Lee, David Sklar, 2011
10
Group Theory: Application to the Physics of Condensed Matter
The symmetry operations on an equilateral triangle are the rotations by ±2π/3 about the origin and the rotations by π about the three twofold axes. Here the axes or points of the equilateral triangle are denoted by numbers in circles E = ( 123 ...
M. S. Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Ado Jorio, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EQUILATERAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term equilateral is used in the context of the following news items.
1
UK consortium proposes mission to provide five-day warning of …
In the Carrington-L5 mission, Lagrange point L5 designates a position located in the third corner of an imaginary equilateral triangle, if that ... «Gizmag, Jul 15»
2
Enormous UFOs Pictured Over The Arctic In Top-Secret Photos …
They weren't shaped like an equilateral triangle, more like an isosceles triangle, and shaped like an old fashioned arrow head. I don't think it ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
3
Area youth participate in STEAM Summer Camp at PNC
Tessellations are created using the shape of an equilateral triangle, square or regular hexagon, over and over again to cover a space without ... «News Dispatch, Jul 15»
4
I'm an American
They need to be a triangle; student, parent, and teacher - if one part is not equal, the equilateral triangle does not exist. But don't let me go on ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 3 – 11
It forms one corner of a roughly equilateral triangle with Vega and Zeta (ζ) Lyrae. The triangle is less than 2° on a side, hardly the width of your ... «Sky & Telescope, Jul 15»
6
Area Youth Participate in STEAM Summer Camp at PNC, 2015
Tessellations are created using the shape of an equilateral triangle, square or regular hexagon, over and over again to cover a space without ... «LaPorteCountyLife.com, Jul 15»
7
Lesbian: I Use Math Class to Teach Kids about Homosexuality So I …
So, looking at angle-inside measurements to be able to tell is it isosceles, is it equilateral, is it scalene. So, that was the math aspect. But more ... «Crossmap, Jun 15»
8
Jim Stodola: Mother lode of history
If you draw an equilateral triangle, put Fort Worth at the lower left, Dallas at the lower right, 'Little D,' then come to the top of that triangle, to its ... «Denton Record Chronicle, Jun 15»
9
Rachel Alexandra full sister, Samantha Nicole, wins at Belmont Park
The bay filly took forged to the lead near the eighth pole, before doggedly turning back a strong challenge from the third choice, Equilateral. «Horse Racing Nation, Jun 15»
10
Three paintings, one betrayal
Zourabova's title is “Three People.” The nightie's on the bed is a rag doll. The broad back of the “cuckold” is the vertex of an equilateral triangle. «Haaretz, Jun 15»

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