- isosceles trapezoid
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A quadrilateral with two parallel sides and a separate pair of congruent sides which are not parallel.
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Isosceles trapezoid — An isosceles trapezoid ( isosceles trapezium in British English) is a quadrilateral with a line of symmetry bisecting one pair of opposite sides, making it automatically a trapezoid. Two opposite sides are parallel, the two other sides are of… … Wikipedia
isosceles trapezoid — trapezoid which has two sides of equal length … English contemporary dictionary
isosceles trapezoid — noun : a trapezoid with its two nonparallel sides equal … Useful english dictionary
Trapezoid — For other uses, see Trapezoid (disambiguation) and Trapezium (disambiguation). Trapezoid (AmE) Trapezium (BrE) A Trapezoid Type quadrilateral Edges and … Wikipedia
isosceles — /uy sos euh leez /, adj. (of a straight sided plane figure) having two sides equal: an isosceles triangle; an isosceles trapezoid. See diag. under triangle. [1545 55; < LL < Gk isoskelés with equal legs, equiv. to iso ISO + skél(os) leg + es adj … Universalium
isosceles — i•sos•ce•les [[t]aɪˈsɒs əˌliz[/t]] adj. math. (of a straight sided plane figure) having two sides equal: an isosceles triangle; an isosceles trapezoid. • Etymology: 1545–55; < LL < Gk isoskelḗs lit., with legs of equal length =iso iso +… … From formal English to slang
isosceles — adjective Etymology: Late Latin isosceles having two equal sides, from Greek isoskelēs, from is + skelos leg; perhaps akin to Old English sceol wry Date: 1551 1. of a triangle having two equal sides see triangle illustration 2. of a trapezoid… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Triangle — This article is about the basic geometric shape. For other uses, see Triangle (disambiguation). Isosceles and Acute Triangle redirect here. For the trapezoid, see Isosceles trapezoid. For The Welcome to Paradox episode, see List of Welcome to… … Wikipedia
Kite (geometry) — Kite A kite showing its equal sides and its inscribed circle. Type Quadrilateral Edges and vertices 4 Symmetry group D1 (*) In Euclid … Wikipedia
Quadrilateral — This article is about four sided mathematical shapes. For other uses, see Quadrilateral (disambiguation). Quadrilateral Six different types of quadrilaterals Edges and vertices 4 … Wikipedia
