trilateral
[trahy-lat-er-uh l]
- having three sides.
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Origin of trilateral
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trilateral, treble, triple, ternary, third, trinitarian, cuneate, triangular, pyramidal, ternate, trichotomous, trigonal, trigonous, trinal, trinary, tripartite, deltoid, deltoidal, hastate, pyriformExamples from the Web for trilateral
Contemporary Examples
We will probably never know what else Kerry told the Trilateral Commission behind closed doors.
We made chit chat and talked about The Trilateral Commission in general terms.
Historical Examples
"Trilateral" is from the Latin translation of the Greek tripleuros (three-sided).
The Teaching of GeometryDavid Eugene Smith
Trilateral members, or waverers, are those which have three sides.
His body was trilateral: he had three legs, three arms, and six eyes, placed at equal distances all around his head.
A Voyage to ArcturusDavid Lindsay
The circuit was trilateral, and to a considerable extent remains so.
The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. I (of 2)Alexander Michie
trilateral
- having three sides
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