bilateral

== English == === Etymology === From bi- +‎ lateral. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /baɪˈlætəɹəl/ Rhymes: -ætəɹəl === Adjective === bilateral (comparative more bilateral, superlative most bilateral) Having two sides. Involving both sides equally. (of an agreement) Binding on both of the two parties involved. Having bilateral symmetry. (anthropology) Involving descent or ascent regardless of sex and side of the family (bilateral linearity). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === bilateral (plural bilaterals) A meeting between two people or groups. === Anagrams === bare it all, trailable, trialable == Catalan == === Etymology === From bi- +‎ lateral. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bi.lə.təˈɾal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [bi.la.teˈɾal] === Adjective === bilateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural bilaterals) bilateral ==== Derived terms ==== bilateralitat === Further reading === “bilateral”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “bilateral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “bilateral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “bilateral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Etymology === From bi- +‎ lateral. === Adjective === bilateral m or f (plural bilaterais) bilateral === Further reading === “bilateral”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == German == === Etymology === bi- +‎ lateral === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbiːlatəˌʁaːl] Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === bilateral (strong nominative masculine singular bilateraler, not comparable) bilateral ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “bilateral” in Duden online “bilateral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism, affixed lateral +‎ bi-, borrowed from Dutch bilateraal. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bilatəˈral/ [bi.la.t̪əˈral] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: bi‧la‧te‧ral === Adjective === bilatêral (comparative lebih bilateral, superlative paling bilateral) bilateral === Further reading === “bilateral”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Interlingua == === Adjective === bilateral (not comparable) bilateral == Luxembourgish == === Adjective === bilateral (masculine bilateralen, neuter bilateraalt, not comparable) bilateral == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From bi- +‎ lateral, from Latin lateralis, compare with Latin bilateralis. === Adjective === bilateral (masculine and feminine bilateral, neuter bilateralt, definite singular and plural bilaterale) bilateral === References === “bilateral” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “bilateral” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From bi- +‎ lateral, from Latin lateralis. === Adjective === bilateral (neuter bilateralt, definite singular and plural bilaterale) bilateral === References === “bilateral” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From bi- +‎ lateral. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: bi‧la‧te‧ral === Adjective === bilateral m or f (plural bilaterais) bilateral ==== Derived terms ==== bilateralmente === Further reading === “bilateral”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bilateral”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bilatéral. By surface analysis, bi- +‎ lateral. === Adjective === bilateral m or n (feminine singular bilaterală, masculine plural bilaterali, feminine/neuter plural bilaterale) two-way ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From bi- +‎ lateral. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bilateˈɾal/ [bi.la.t̪eˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: bi‧la‧te‧ral === Adjective === bilateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural bilaterales) bilateral ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “bilateral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Adjective === bilateral (not comparable) bilateral ==== Declension ==== === References === bilateral in Svensk ordbok (SO) bilateral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) bilateral in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)