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)

1. Having long sides
2. 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

• “longilateral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.