trilateral

Noun · Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a three-sided polygonSynonyms: triangletrigon

Adjective (2)

  1. involving three parties“trilateral talks”
  2. having three sides“a trilateral figure”Synonyms: triangularthree-sided
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Trilateral \Tri*lat"er*al\, a.[L. trilaterus; tri- (see Tri-) + latus, lateris, side: cf. F. trilat['e]ral. See Lateral.] (Geom.) Having three sides; being three-sided; as, a trilateral triangle. -- Tri*lat"er*al*ly, adv. -- Tri*lat"er*al*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
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