equiangular

[ ee-kwee-ang-gyuh-ler, ek-wee- ]

/ ˌi kwiˈæŋ gyə lər, ˌɛk wi- /

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adjective

having all the angles equal.

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Origin of equiangular

First recorded in 1650–60; equi- + angular

OTHER WORDS FROM equiangular

e·qui·an·gu·lar·i·ty, nounun·e·qui·an·gu·lar, adjective

Words nearby equiangular

equatorward, equerry, equestrian, equestrienne, equi, equiangular, equiaxial, equicaloric, equid, equidistance, equidistant

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How to use equiangular in a sentence

Euclid does not use the word regular, but he describes the polygons in question as equiangular and equilateral.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
About a given circle to circumscribe a triangle equiangular to a given triangle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
The proof of Euclid's axiom looked for in the properties of the Equiangular Spiral.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)|Augustus De Morgan
Let the Triangle aei be given: And the circle, o, into which a Triangle equiangular to the triangle given, is to be inscribed.
The Way To Geometry|Peter Ramus

It opens with a definition of a regular polygon as one that is both equilateral and equiangular.
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith

British Dictionary definitions for equiangular

equiangular

/ (ˌiːkwɪˈæŋɡjʊlə) /

adjective

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

Scientific definitions for equiangular

equiangular

[ ē′kwē-ăng′gyə-lər, ĕk′wē- ]

Having all angles equal.