longilateral
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin longus (“long”) + lateralis (“lateral”), from latus (“side”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editlongilateral (comparative more longilateral, superlative most longilateral)
- Having long sides
- having the shape of a long parallelogram.
- 1658, Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus:
- naturally making a longilateral figure, the perfect quadrate being made by nine.
References
edit- “longilateral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.