adj
Meaning 1
Having three sides
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
trilateral
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US: /ˌtrɪˈlæ.təɹ.əl/
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US: [ˌtrɪˈlæ.ɾɚ.əl]
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rhymes with -ætəɹəl
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adj
Meaning 2
Involving three parties
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- The trilateral peace conference, between the red faction, blue faction and white faction, went nowhere.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having three sides
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a trilateral figure
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: triangular, three-sided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
involving three parties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- trilateral talks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a three-sided polygon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: triangle, trigon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: polygon, polygonal shape
Narrower terms: acute triangle, acute-angled triangle, equilateral triangle, equiangular triangle, isosceles triangle, oblique triangle, obtuse triangle, obtuse-angled triangle, right triangle, right-angled triangle, scalene triangle, wedge, wedge shape, cuneus
History
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin trilaterālis or from tri- + lateral.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: եռակողմ (eṙakoġm) — Translations
- Bulgarian: тристранен (tristranen) — Translations
- German: trilateral — Translations
- Manx: tree-lhiatteeagh — Translations
- Russian: трёхсторо́нний (trjoxstorónnij) — Translations
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