isosceles

[ ahy-sos-uh-leez ]

adjective

(of a straight-sided plane figure) having two sides equal: an isosceles triangle; an isosceles trapezoid.

Origin of isosceles

1545–55; <Late Latin <Greek isoskelḗs with equal legs, equivalent to iso-iso- + skél(os) leg + -ēs adj. suffix

Words Nearby isosceles

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How to use isosceles in a sentence

If the distances between any two of these were the same, the entire set could not be anti-isosceles.
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It’s worth noting that many of these sets were rotations or reflections of each other, meaning if one of them was anti-isosceles then others were as well.
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Here are examples of the largest non-isosceles sets for the 5×5 grid and the 6×6 grid, which had seven and nine points, respectively.
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Friend-of-The-Riddler Dean Ballard explored non-isosceles sets in three-dimensional grids.
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That meant there were four equilateral triangles plus 18 isosceles triangles, or 22 triangles in total.
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A gaily coloured hat hung from one of the boats, and over each floated a red flag shaped like an isosceles triangle.
A Woman's Journey through the Philippines | Florence Kimball Russel
Salvage boat take position at apex isosceles triangle 27.6 degrees with lighthouse and summit hill a mile to the south.
Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope | Victor Appleton
A narrow channel running from the Dorsolum to the Abdomen in Coleoptera, forming an isosceles triangle reversed.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William Kirby
So they crept up to the fire in the formation of an isosceles triangle.
Denis Dent | Ernest W. Hornung
Then ask them if they are equal-legged (isosceles) triangles.
Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. | Elizabeth P. Peabody

British Dictionary definitions for isosceles

isosceles

/ (aɪˈsɒsɪˌliːz) /

adjective

(of a triangle) having two sides of equal length
(of a trapezium) having the two nonparallel sides of equal length

Origin of isosceles

C16: from Late Latin, from Greek isoskelēs, from iso- + skelos leg

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Scientific definitions for isosceles

isosceles

[ ī-sŏs′ə-lēz′ ]

Of or relating to a geometric figure having at least two sides of equal length.

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