longilateral
English
Etymology
From Latin longus (“long”) + lateralis (“lateral”), from latus (“side”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌlɒnd͡ʒɪˈlætəɹəl/
- Rhymes: -ætəɹəl
Adjective
longilateral (comparative more longilateral, superlative most longilateral)
- Having long sides, or, especially, the form of a long parallelogram.
- 1658, Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus
- naturally making a longilateral figure, the perfect quadrate being made by nine.
- 1658, Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for longilateral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)