What does Bilateral mean?

Definitions for Bilateral
baɪˈlæt ər əlbi·lat·er·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bilateral, isobilateral, bilaterally symmetrical, bilaterally symmetricadjective

    having identical parts on each side of an axis

  2. bilateraladjective

    affecting or undertaken by two parties

    "a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan"

  3. bilateral, two-sidedadjective

    having two sides or parts

Wiktionary

  1. bilateraladjective

    having two sides

  2. bilateraladjective

    involving both sides equally

  3. bilateraladjective

    binding on both parties to an agreement

  4. bilateraladjective

    having bilateral symmetry

  5. bilateraladjective

    involving descent or ascent regardless of sex and side of the family

ChatGPT

  1. bilateral

    Bilateral refers to something that involves or affects two sides equally or symmetrically. It can refer to anything that is having or relating to two sides, or functioning or occurring on two sides. Bilateral is often used in the contexts of political agreements, anatomical structures, and international relations.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bilateraladjective

    having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties

  2. Bilateraladjective

    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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Bilateral

    bī-lat′ėr-al, adj. having two sides.—adv. Bilat′erally. [L. bi-, twice, and Lateral.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Bilateral in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Bilateral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Bilateral in a Sentence

  1. Francisco Esteva:

    MRI is more commonly performed in younger women with denser breast tissue, and we know that MRI, being more sensitive, can lead to additional findings that lead women to opt for bilateral mastectomy, most of the literature shows a similar pattern, with CPM being strongly associated with decreasing age.

  2. Joseph Dunford:

    There are major issues that affect our bilateral relationship that have to be addressed, to include where Russia has violated international laws, norms and standards.

  3. Ilya Polyakov:

    Russian companies haven't been sitting around waiting for bond markets to reopen, they've turned to their back-up plans and have been out looking for alternatives sources of financing such as bilateral loans and club deals: and in many cases they have found them.

  4. Igor Novikov:

    We're a country fighting an active war with Russia for many years, so, anything to do with swapping favors within our bilateral relationship in exchange for trying to get us involved in US domestic politics is just wrong, on many levels, morally, ethically and probably even legally.

  5. Emmanuel Macron:

    We've done a lot a work on the bilateral basis, we have a deal to overcome the difficulties between us.

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