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equiangular

American  
[ee-kwee-ang-gyuh-ler, ek-wee-] / ˌi kwiˈæŋ gyə lər, ˌɛk wi- /

adjective

  1. having all the angles equal.


equiangular British  
/ ˌiːkwɪˈæŋɡjʊlə /

adjective

  1. having all angles equal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

equiangular Scientific  
/ ē′kwē-ănggyə-lər,ĕk′wē- /
  1. Having all angles equal.


Other Word Forms

  • equiangularity noun
  • unequiangular adjective

Etymology

Origin of equiangular

First recorded in 1650–60; equi- + angular

Example Sentences

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Successive inversions at AB and BC then will change ABC into a series of equiangular triangles with B for a common vertex.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

It opens with a definition of a regular polygon as one that is both equilateral and equiangular.

From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene

Let the Triangle aei be given: And the circle, o, into which a Triangle equiangular to the triangle given, is to be inscribed.

From The Way To Geometry by Bedwell, William

For instance, in the particular case of equilateral triangles it is true to say, not only that 'all equilateral triangles are equiangular,' but also that 'all equiangular triangles are equilateral.'

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

For example, if all the equilateral triangles are all the equiangular, we know at once that all non-equilateral triangles are also non-equiangular.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph