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trilateral

[ trahy-lat-er-uh l ]

/ traɪˈlæt ər əl /

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adjective

having three sides.

Origin of trilateral

1650–60; < Latin trilater(us) three-sided + -al¹. See tri-, lateral

OTHER WORDS FROM trilateral

tri·lat·er·al·i·ty, noun tri·lat·er·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby trilateral

trike, trikora, trilabe, trilafon, trilaminar, trilateral, trilateralism, trilateration, trilby, trilemma, trilinear

Example sentences from the Web for trilateral

We will probably never know what else Kerry told the Trilateral Commission behind closed doors.

Damn Right I Taped Kerry’s ‘Apartheid’ Talk |Josh Rogin |May 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We made chit chat and talked about The Trilateral Commission in general terms.

Damn Right I Taped Kerry’s ‘Apartheid’ Talk |Josh Rogin |May 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Trilateral members, or waverers, are those which have three sides.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 9, 1841 |Various
His body was trilateral: he had three legs, three arms, and six eyes, placed at equal distances all around his head.

A Voyage to Arcturus |David Lindsay

The circuit was trilateral, and to a considerable extent remains so.

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. I (of 2) |Alexander Michie
"Trilateral" is from the Latin translation of the Greek tripleuros (three-sided).

The Teaching of Geometry |David Eugene Smith

British Dictionary definitions for trilateral

trilateral

/ (traɪˈlætərəl) /

adjective

having three sides

Derived forms of trilateral

trilaterally, adverb