bilateral
pertaining to, involving, or affecting two or both sides, factions, parties, or the like: a bilateral agreement; bilateral sponsorship.
located on opposite sides of an axis; two-sided, especially when of equal size, value, etc.
Biology. pertaining to the right and left sides of a structure, plane, etc.
Chiefly Law. (of a contract) binding the parties to reciprocal obligations.
through both parents equally: bilateral affiliation.: Compare unilateral (def. 7).
Informal. a bilateral agreement, especially regarding international trade.
Origin of bilateral
1Other words from bilateral
- bi·lat·er·al·ism, bi·lat·er·al·ness, noun
- bi·lat·er·al·ly, adverb
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How to use bilateral in a sentence
In Brazil, the region’s largest economy, bilateral trade with China rose from $2 billion in 2000 to $100 billion last year.
The U.S. and China Are Battling for Influence in Latin America, and the Pandemic Has Raised the Stakes | Charlie Campell/Beijing | February 4, 2021 | TimeAfter all, there’s a reason Obama reached out to Xi and sealed a bilateral deal that gave the Paris pact true heft.
Although Beijing initially downplayed the political motivations behind its moves, the government has since directly accused Canberra of “poisoning bilateral relations.”
China slaps 200% anti-dumping tariffs on Australian wine as relations continue to sour | eamonbarrett | November 27, 2020 | FortuneSince then, NASA has announced that any countries wishing to partner on its forthcoming Artemis missions designed to establish a permanent human presence on the moon will have to sign bilateral agreements known as Artemis Accords.
Space Mining Should Be a Global Project—But It’s Not Starting Off That Way | Edd Gent | October 12, 2020 | Singularity HubIn February 2020, I underwent a bilateral mastectomy with breast reconstruction.
The Anatomy Of A Breast Cancer Survivor: ‘Early Detection Saved My Life’ | Charli Penn | October 6, 2020 | Essence.com
The pupils were inspected and seemed to be bilaterally dilated and fixed.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyThe pelvic girdle consists of a single bilaterally symmetrical piece of cartilage.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsIt supposes that bilaterally symmetrical, elongated, segmented animals were formed from the very first in two distinct ways.
The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook GaskellThis archetypal mollusc of Huxley's was a creature with a bilaterally symmetrical head and body.
Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work | P. Chalmers MitchellTake care in this final stretching of the rug skin to get it alike on both sides, or, as the artists say, bilaterally symmetrical.
Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit | Albert B. Farnham
British Dictionary definitions for bilateral
/ (baɪˈlætərəl) /
having or involving two sides
affecting or undertaken by two parties; mutual: a bilateral treaty
denoting or relating to bilateral symmetry
having identical sides or parts on each side of an axis; symmetrical
sociol relating to descent through both maternal and paternal lineage: Compare unilateral (def. 5)
British relating to an education that combines academic and technical courses
a bilateral meeting
Derived forms of bilateral
- bilaterally, adverb
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