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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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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

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

Euclid does not use the word regular, but he describes the polygons in question as equiangular and equilateral.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

By inversion at BC, ABC becomes an equiangular triangle A′BC.

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