Meaning

5 senses
  1. Having two sides.

    zweiseitig

    двусторо́ннийdvustorónnij

    двосторо́ннійdvostorónnij

    having two sides or parts

  2. Involving both sides equally.

    bilateral

    двусторо́ннийdvustorónnij

    двосторо́ннійdvostorónnij

  3. Binding on both of the two parties involved.

    affecting or undertaken by two parties

  4. Having bilateral symmetry.

  5. Involving descent or ascent regardless of sex and side of the family (bilateral linearity).

Examples

11 sentences
  1. The doctors announced a diagnosis of advanced bilateral pneumonia.

    ruВрачи констатировали запущенное двустороннее воспаление лёгких. — odexed

    deDie Ärzte konstatierten eine fortgeschrittene Entzündung beider Lungenflügel. — Yorwba

  2. Algeria and Russia have a growing rise in bilateral trade.

  3. Cephalopods are marine animals characterised by tentacles and bilateral body symmetry.

    deKopffüßer sind Meerestiere, die sich durch Fangarme und Bilateralsymmetrie auszeichnen. — Yorwba

  4. What will become of our close relations if the bilateral security treaty expires?

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  5. Algeria and Morocco have a strained bilateral relationship.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
having two sides:
Русский
By meaning 1
having two sides:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
having two sides:
involving both sides equally:

Origin

From bi- + lateral.

From bi- + lateral.

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Forms

more bilateral, most bilateral
Comparativemore bilateral Lesson
Superlativemost bilateral Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bilateral — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto