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isosceles

i·sos·ce·les
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahy-sos-uh-leez]
    • /aɪˈsɒs əˌliz/
    • /aɪˈsɔsɪliːz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-sos-uh-leez]
    • /aɪˈsɒs əˌliz/

Definitions of isosceles word

  • adjective isosceles (of a straight-sided plane figure) having two sides equal: an isosceles triangle; an isosceles trapezoid. 1
  • noun isosceles (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length. 1
  • adjective isosceles geometry: with 2 equal sides 1
  • adjective isosceles (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length 0
  • adjective isosceles (of a trapezium) having the two nonparallel sides of equal length 0
  • adjective isosceles designating a figure with two equal sides, esp. a triangle 0

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Origin of isosceles

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Late Latin < Greek isoskelḗs with equal legs, equivalent to iso- iso- + skél(os) leg + -ēs adj. suffix

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Parts of speech for Isosceles

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

isosceles popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

isosceles usage trend in Literature

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