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In geometry, an isosceles triangle (/ aɪ ˈ s ɒ s ə l iː z /) is a triangle that has two sides of equal length. Sometimes it is specified as having exactly two sides of equal length, and sometimes as having at least two sides of equal length, the latter version thus including the equilateral triangle as a special case .
Isosceles definition: (of a straight-sided plane figure) having two sides equal. See examples of ISOSCELES used in a sentence.
isosceles in British English. (aɪˈsɒsɪˌliːz ) adjective. 1. (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length. 2. (of a trapezium) having the two nonparallel sides of equal length. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
1. of a triangle : having two equal sides see triangle illustration. 2. of a trapezoid : having the two nonparallel sides equal. Examples of isosceles in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Geographically, Richland, Hammonton, and Absecon don't form an isosceles triangle. Phil Anastasia, Philly.com, 26 May 2017.
In geometry, the word isosceles describes a triangle with two sides that are the exact same length. The angles across from each equal side are also the same in an isosceles triangle. Mathematicians use the term isosceles in two slightly different ways.
adjective. Designating a figure, esp. a triangle, with two equal sides. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Origin of Isosceles. From Ancient Greek ἰσοσκελής (isoskelēs), from ἴσος (isos, “equal”) + σκέλος (skelos, “leg”); another word of the same root is scalene. From Wiktionary. Late Latin īsoscelēs from Greek īsoskelēs īso- iso- skelos leg
An isosceles triangle has two sides that are equal in length. Isosceles means equal legs. The ‘legs’ are the two equal sides.
