Definition of isosceles in English:
isosceles
adjective ʌɪˈsɒsɪliːzaɪˈsɑsəˌliz
(of a triangle) having two sides of equal length.
Example sentencesExamples
- The base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal.
- This is the ‘alternate’ solution to constructing the isosceles triangle with the base of the square as one side, using only a straightedge.
- The base of the wedge is an isosceles right triangle in a vertical plane.
- First construct an isosceles triangle whose base angles are double the vertex angle.
- Mathematicians sometimes say that A is an arbitrary isosceles triangle, but all they mean is that A could be any such triangle.
Origin
Mid 16th century: via late Latin from Greek isoskelēs, from isos 'equal' + skelos 'leg'.
Definition of isosceles in US English:
isosceles
adjectiveīˈsäsəˌlēzaɪˈsɑsəˌliz
(of a triangle) having two sides of equal length.
Example sentencesExamples
- The base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal.
- Mathematicians sometimes say that A is an arbitrary isosceles triangle, but all they mean is that A could be any such triangle.
- This is the ‘alternate’ solution to constructing the isosceles triangle with the base of the square as one side, using only a straightedge.
- First construct an isosceles triangle whose base angles are double the vertex angle.
- The base of the wedge is an isosceles right triangle in a vertical plane.
Origin
Mid 16th century: via late Latin from Greek isoskelēs, from isos ‘equal’ + skelos ‘leg’.