isocèle

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin isoscelēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἰσοσκελής (isoskelḗs), from ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + σκέλος (skélos, “leg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.zɔ.sɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Homophone: isocèles

Adjective

isocèle (plural isocèles)

1. (geometry) isosceles

See also

• équilatéral
• scalène

Further reading

• “isocèle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012