Thesaurus: equilateral

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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.
3. adj. having all sides or faces equal
4. n. a figure whose sides are all equal
5. Having all the sides equal; as, an equilateral triangle; an equilateral polygon. Equilateral hyperbola (Geom.), one whose axes are equal. -- Equilateral shell (Zoöl.), 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. -- Mutually equilateral, applied to two figures, when every side of the one has its equal among the sides of the other. A side exactly corresponding, or equal, to others; also, a figure of equal sides.
6. Having all the sides equal; as, an equilateral triangle; anequilateral polygon. Equilateral hyperbola (Geom.), one whose axesare equal.-- Equilateral shell (Zoöl.), one in which a transverse line drawnthrough the apex of the umbo bisects the valve, or divides it intotwo equal and symmetrical parts.-- Mutually equilateral, applied to two figures, when every side ofthe one has its equal among the sides of the other.
7. j:100 n. a figure whose sides are all equal s. having all sides or faces equal