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Meaning of TRILATERAL

Pronunciation:  trI'laturul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a three-sided polygon
  2. [adj]  having three sides; "a trilateral figure"
  3. [adj]  involving three parties or elements; "the triangular mother-father-child relationship"; "a trilateral agreement"; "a tripartite treaty"; "a tripartite division"; "a three-way playoff"
 
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 Synonyms: many-sided, multilateral, three-party, three-sided, three-way, triangle, triangular, trigon, tripartite
 
 See Also: acute triangle, acute-angled triangle, cuneus, equiangular triangle, equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle, oblique triangle, obtuse triangle, obtuse-angled triangle, polygon, polygonal shape, right triangle, right-angled triangle, scalene triangle, wedge, wedge shape

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tri*lat"er*al\, a.[L. trilaterus; tri- (see {Tri-})
+ latus, lateris, side: cf. F. trilat['e]ral. See {Lateral}.]
(Geom.)
Having three sides; being three-sided; as, a trilateral
triangle. -- {Tri*lat"er*al*ly}, adv. --
{Tri*lat"er*al*ness}, n.
 
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