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Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon, since that would also be equilateral; a rectangle is equiangular but not equilateral, unless it is a square.
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Equiangular — E qui*an gu*lar, a. [Equi + angular. Cf. {Equangular}.] Having equal angles; as, an equiangular figure; a square is equiangular. [1913 Webster] {Equiangular spiral}. (Math.) See under {Spiral}, n. {Mutually equiangular}, applied to two figures,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
equiangular — 1650s; see EQUI (Cf. equi ) + ANGULAR (Cf. angular) … Etymology dictionary
equiangular — [ē΄kwi aŋ′gyo͞o lər] adj. having all angles equal … English World dictionary
Equiangular — In geometry equiangular relates to having equal angles. In particular: *Equiangular polygon a polygon with equal angles. *The Logarithmic spiral or equiangular spiral a type of spiral. *Equiangular lines a set of lines where every pair of lines… … Wikipedia
equiangular — adjective Date: 1660 having all or corresponding angles equal < mutually equiangular parallelograms > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Equiangular spiral — Equiangular E qui*an gu*lar, a. [Equi + angular. Cf. {Equangular}.] Having equal angles; as, an equiangular figure; a square is equiangular. [1913 Webster] {Equiangular spiral}. (Math.) See under {Spiral}, n. {Mutually equiangular}, applied to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equiangular polygon — In Euclidean geometry, an equiangular polygon is a polygon whose vertex angles are equal. If the lengths of the sides are also equal then it is a regular polygon.The only equiangular triangle is the equilateral triangle. Rectangles, including the … Wikipedia
Equiangular lines — In geometry, a set of lines in Euclidean space is called equiangular if every pair of lines makes the same angle.Equiangular lines are related to two graphs. Given a set of equiangular lines, let c be the cosine of the common angle. We assume… … Wikipedia
Equiangular spiral — Spiral Spi ral, n. [Cf. F. spirale. See {Spiral}, a.] 1. (Geom.) A plane curve, not re[ e]ntrant, described by a point, called the generatrix, moving along a straight line according to a mathematical law, while the line is revolving about a fixed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
equiangular mapping — konforminis atvaizdis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. conformal mapping; conformal representation; equiangular mapping vok. konforme Abbildung, f; winkeltreue Abbildung, f rus. конформное отображение, n pranc. représentation… … Automatikos terminų žodynas
