longilateral

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/ˌlɒnd͡ʒɪˈlætəɹəl/

adjective

Having long sides

OriginLatin longus →
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Meanings

adjectivelongilateral (comparative more longilateral, superlative most longilateral)

comparative more longilateral · superlative most longilateral

  1. Having long sides
  2. having the shape of a long parallelogram.

    naturally making a longilateral figure, the perfect quadrate being made by nine.

    1658, Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus

Origin

  1. Latinlongus“long”
  2. Englishlongilateral

From Latin longus (“long”) + lateralis (“lateral”), from latus (“side”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with longilateral

lateralcollateralbilateralmultilateralunilateralcontralateraltrilateralipsilateralquadrilateralequilateralbasolateraldorsolateralventrolateralposterolateralanterolateralplurilateralacousticolateralambilateralapicolateralaxiolateralbasilateralcaudolateralcentrolateralcostolateral
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Cite this entry
APA

longilateral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longilateral

MLA

“longilateral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longilateral. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longilateral,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longilateral.

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