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Where did the word 'isosceles' come from?

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The word "isosceles" came from the Greek "isoskeles" - meaning 'equal' and 'leg'.

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A sentence with the word isosceles in it?

An isosceles triangle is one with at least two equal sides.


Who is the inventor of isosceles triangle?

The isosceles triangle wasn't invented. The word isosceles is from Late Latin and from Greek isoskelēs, from iso- + skelos leg.


Why is isosceles triangle?

The word "isosceles" comes from Greek roots and means "equal leg." An isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length.


Why is an icosiles triangle called icociles?

There is no such word as icociles! The word is isosceles and isos = equal, skelos = legs. A triangle with two equal legs is isosceles.


What is a Word for have two sides equal?

Isosceles triangle


How did Isosceles triangle come about?

i dont know hehe haha


How many sides does an isosceles triangle have that are congruent?

An isosceles triangle has exactly two sides which are equal. (The word congruent usually applies to triangles, not sides.)


Is every Isosceles Triangle an equilateral triangle?

NO but every Equilateral triangle is an Isosceles triangle. That is the difference . Isosceles triangles have only 2 sides the same length. Equilateral have ALL 3 sides the same length which means that they must have 2 sides the same length, so they are a very special case of an Isosceles triangle. That is why they have a special name - Equilateral meaning 'all sides equal'. The word lateral is a reference to the word length.


Which word describes a triangle with exactly two sides congruent?

An isosceles triangle


Where does the word isosvelese come from?

it appears to come from isosceles the medieval latin respelling of the original ancient greek word isoskeles which was composed of iso meaning equal plus skeles meaning legs & was used to describe geometrical figures especially triangles having 2 or more sides of equal length


Can the word isosceles describe a right triangle?

No. I think it can. An isosceles triangle by definition has two equal sides. It is possible to draw a triangle with a right angle and two equal sides. The word isosceles is actually a Greek one standing for: having (two) equal sides. I thought that, in English, isosceles stands for "equilateral". If not, then yes it can be a triangle with two equal sides adjacent to the right angle. (hypotenuse excluded, anyway)


What do two isosceles look like?

It depends on isosceles WHAT? There are isosceles triangles, isosceles trapezia, for example.