bilateral
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bilateral
- /baɪˈlætəɹəl/ US
Rhymes with -ætəɹəl
Where it comes from
From bi- + lateral.
adjective more bilateral · most bilateral
- Having two sides. General Wego W.K. Chiang, secretary general of the National Security Council, said that the visit of El Salvador Vice President Merino to Taipei on behalf of President Alfredo Cristiani was in response to an invitation of the ROC [Republic of China] Government which hopes to further strengthen bilat
- Involving both sides equally.
- Binding on both of the two parties involved.
- Having bilateral symmetry.
- Involving descent or ascent regardless of sex and side of the family (bilateral linearity).
noun bilaterals
- A meeting between two people or groups.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: two-sided, bipartite, symmetric, symmetrical, joint, two-way, isobilateral, bilaterally symmetric, bilaterally symmetrical, two-party, multilateral, duality, two, dual, cross, binational
Translations
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adj having two sides
| Español | bilateral |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 双方 sōhō |
| 中文 | 雙邊 /双边 shuāngbiān, 雙方 /双方 shuāngfāng |
| Português | bilateral |
| Français | bilatéral |
| Deutsch | zweiseitig |
| Italiano | bilaterale |
| Română | bilateral |
| Русский | двусторо́нний dvustorónnij |
| العربية | ثُنَائِيّ ṯunāʔiyy |
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