bilateral

«bilateral» in Mova's school dictionary: Involving two sides, groups or countries, as in a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (bilateral)

meaning for a pupil

1) (politics, formal) Involving two sides, groups or countries, as in a bilateral agreement. tree →

2) (science, medicine) Having to do with both sides of the body, as in bilateral symmetry. tree →

sense in the lessons

In politics and news, a bilateral treaty or meeting is between two countries. In science, animals like humans and butterflies have bilateral symmetry: the left and right halves are mirror images. In maths, that is a line of symmetry down the middle.

examples

• The two countries signed a bilateral trade deal. tree →
• Humans have bilateral symmetry. tree →
• A butterfly's wings show bilateral symmetry. tree →
• The prime ministers held bilateral talks. tree →
• The doctor said the infection was bilateral, in both ears. tree →
• A starfish does not have bilateral symmetry; it has five-way symmetry. tree →

note

«Bi-» means two; «lateral» means side. Compare: unilateral (one side), multilateral (many sides). Formal word.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bilateral» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.