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Equilateral
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A side exactly corresponding, or equal, to others; also, a figure of equal sides.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.