[syn: bilateral, two-sided]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bilateral \Bi*lat"er*al\, a. [Pref. bi- + lateral: cf. F.
bilat['e]ral.]
1. Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two
sides or two parties.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the two sides of a central
area or organ, or of a central axis; as, bilateral
symmetry in animals, where there is a similarity of parts
on the right and left sides of the body.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bilateral
adj 1: having identical parts on each side of an axis [syn:
bilateral, isobilateral, bilaterally symmetrical,
bilaterally symmetric]
2: affecting or undertaken by two parties; "a bilateral
agreement between the United States and Japan"
3: having two sides or parts [syn: bilateral, two-sided]