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equilateral

[ee-kwuh-lat-er-uhl, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwəˈlæt ər əl, ˌɛk wə- /


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It’s easy to place three dots all the same distance from each other—just use an equilateral triangle.

From Slate Jun. 22, 2026

Lisa will use the same principle but fire its beams over a much greater distance, and between three identical spacecraft arranged as an equilateral triangle.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2024

She added an equilateral oval line, slightly off-center within the disk’s perfect circle.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 6, 2023

The equilateral cross with its legs bent at right angles is a millennia-old sacred symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism that represents peace and good fortune.

From Washington Post Dec. 2, 2022

It is a variation of the basic principle that if you know one angle and one side of an equilateral or right-angled triangle, then you can determine the other angles and sides.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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