'Bilateral' definitions:
Definition of 'bilateral'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having identical parts on each side of an axis [syn: bilateral, isobilateral, bilaterally symmetrical, bilaterally symmetric]
adjective
Affecting or undertaken by two parties; "a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan"
adjective
Having two sides or parts [syn: bilateral, two-sided]
Definition of 'Bilateral'
From: GCIDE
- Bilateral \Bi*lat"er*al\, a. [Pref. bi- + lateral: cf. F. bilat['e]ral.]
- 1. Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the two sides of a central area or organ, or of a central axis; as, bilateral symmetry in animals, where there is a similarity of parts on the right and left sides of the body. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bilateral'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambidextrous,
- bifacial,
- bifold,
- biform,
- bifurcated,
- binary,
- binate,
- biparous,
- bipartisan,
- bipartite,
- bivalent,
- conduplicate,
- dichotomous,
- dihedral,
- disomatous,
- double,
- double-faced,
- duadic,
- dual,
- dualistic,
- duple,
- duplex,
- duplicate,
- duplicated,
- dyadic,
- flanked,
- geminate,
- geminated,
- handed,
- identical,
- Janus-like,
- lateral,
- many-sided,
- matched,
- multilateral,
- one-sided,
- polyhedral,
- quadrilateral,
- second,
- secondary,
- sided,
- tetrahedral,
- three-sided,
- trihedral,
- trilateral,
- triquetrous,
- twain,
- twin,
- twinned,
- two,
- two-faced,
- two-level,
- two-ply,
- two-sided,
- two-story,
- twofold,
- unilateral