Meaning of UNILATERAL
Pronunciation: | | `yooni'laturul
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- [adj] involving only one part or side; "unilateral paralysis"; "a unilateral decision"
- [adj] tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only
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| Synonyms: | | direct, lineal, one-party, one-sided, unilateralist |
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| Antonyms: | | bilateral, many-sided, multilateral, two-sided | |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \U`ni*lat"er*al\, a. [Uni- + lateral: cf. F.
unilat['e]ral.]
1. Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.
2. (Biol.) Pertaining to one side; one-sided; as, a
unilateral raceme, in which the flowers grow only on one
side of a common axis, or are all turned to one side.
{Unilateral contract} (Law), a contract or engagement
requiring future action only by one party.
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Medical Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Having to do with one side of the body. |
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Biology Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Of stamens, with anthers grouped to one side of the style. |
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