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equiangular

[ee-kwee-ang-gyuh-ler, ek-wee-]
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adjective
  1. having all the angles equal.
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Origin of equiangular

First recorded in 1650–60; equi- + angular
Related formse·qui·an·gu·lar·i·ty, nounun·e·qui·an·gu·lar, adjective
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Historical Examples

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

    The Teaching of Geometry

    David Eugene Smith

  • The proof of Euclid's axiom looked for in the properties of the Equiangular Spiral.

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

British Dictionary definitions for equiangular

equiangular

adjective
  1. having all angles equal
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Word Origin and History for equiangular

adj.

1650s; see equi- + angular.

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equiangular in Science

equiangular

[ē′kwē-ăng′gyə-lər, ĕk′wē-]
  1. Having all angles equal.
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