EQUILATERAL

equilateral. Equilateral, a. having the sides equal

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E′qui‐lat″er‐al (?), a. [[L. aequilateralis; aequus equal + latus, lateris, side: cf. F. équilatéral.]] 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.