equilateral

English

adj
Definitions
  • (geometry) Having all the sides equal.
  • (geometry) Having all the faces equal.
  • (zoology) Having the two sides equal, as a surface divisible by a longitudinal median line into two halves of the same form.
  • (zoology) Having all the convolutions of the shell in one plane, chiefly of foraminifer.

Etymology

Prefix from English lateral.

Origin

English

lateral

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