isosceles

[ ahy-sos-uh-leez ]

/ aɪˈsɒs əˌliz /

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

iso-reel, isorhythm, isorhythmic, isorrhea, isosbestic point, isosceles, isoseismal, isoseismic, isosexual, isosmotic, isosorbide dinitrate

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Example sentences from the Web for isosceles

Each of these consists of a solid red triangle, isosceles or equilateral, with sides of 15-20 mm.
Mohave Pottery|Alfred L. Kroeber
Thus seated, they formed the figure of an isosceles triangle, with Ruth at the apex, the men at the angles of the base.
Other Things Being Equal|Emma Wolf
An isosceles or vacillating member is that to which two sides only are the same.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 9, 1841|Various
They are held together by arched iron rods, as shown in the cut, so as to form the three angles of an isosceles triangle.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885|Various

Right things do come in so terribly askew, like good old Mr. Isosceles, sidling up the broad aisle of a Sunday!
We Girls: A Home Story|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

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

Word Origin for 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.

单词	isosceles
释义	isosceles [ ahy-sos-uh-leez ] / aɪˈsɒs əˌliz / 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 iso-reel, isorhythm, isorhythmic, isorrhea, isosbestic point, isosceles, isoseismal, isoseismic, isosexual, isosmotic, isosorbide dinitrate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for isosceles Each of these consists of a solid red triangle, isosceles or equilateral, with sides of 15-20 mm. Mohave Pottery\|Alfred L. Kroeber Thus seated, they formed the figure of an isosceles triangle, with Ruth at the apex, the men at the angles of the base. Other Things Being Equal\|Emma Wolf An isosceles or vacillating member is that to which two sides only are the same. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 9, 1841\|Various They are held together by arched iron rods, as shown in the cut, so as to form the three angles of an isosceles triangle. Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885\|Various Right things do come in so terribly askew, like good old Mr. Isosceles, sidling up the broad aisle of a Sunday! We Girls: A Home Story\|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney 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 Word Origin for isosceles C16: from Late Latin, from Greek isoskelēs, from iso- + skelos leg 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 isosceles isosceles [ ī-sŏs′ə-lēz′ ] Of or relating to a geometric figure having at least two sides of equal length. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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