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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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An inversion in AB changes ABC and A′BC into equiangular triangles ABC′ and A″BC′.

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

We may have a division consisting of mutually exclusive members, which yet involves a mixture of different bases, e.g. if we were to divide triangle into scalene, isosceles and equiangular.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

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

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

In a given circle to inscribe a triangle equiangular to a given triangle; Prop.

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