equilateral triangle

Noun

Meaning

a three-sided regular polygon

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

acute triangle acute-angled triangle equiangular triangle

Hypernyms

trilateral triangle trigon regular polygon

Hyponyms

delta

Examples

An equilateral triangle is also a regular polygon with all angles measuring 60°. Source: Internet

A proof from Euclid's Elements that, given a line segment, an equilateral triangle exists that includes the segment as one of its sides. Source: Internet

An equilateral triangle has the same pattern on all 3 angles, an isosceles triangle has the same pattern on just 2 angles, and a scalene triangle has different patterns on all angles since no angles are equal. Source: Internet

By lengths of sides Triangles can be classified according to the lengths of their sides: *An equilateral triangle has all sides the same length. Source: Internet

Strominger, Yau, and Zaslow 1996 Monstrous moonshine main An equilateral triangle can be rotated through 120°, 240°, or 360°, or reflected in any of the three lines pictured without changing its shape. Source: Internet

For example, Euclid's first proposition showing how to construct an equilateral triangle given one side is usually shortened to QEF. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

equilateral pointed arch equilateral polygon equilateral switch equilateral-sided polygon equilaterality equilaterally