Definitions for unilateralˌyu nəˈlæt ər əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
u•ni•lat•er•alˌyu nəˈlæt ər əl(adj.)
relating to, occurring on, or involving one side only.
undertaken or done by or on behalf of one side, party, or faction only; not mutual:
unilateral disarmament.
having only one side or surface; without a reverse side or inside, as a Möbius strip.
Category: Math
Law. pertaining to a contract in which obligation rests on one party only.
Category: Law
Bot. having all the parts disposed on one side of an axis, as an inflorescence.
Category: Common Vocabulary
through forebears of one sex only, as through either the mother's or father's line.
Category: Anthropology
Ref: Compare bilateral (def. 5). 5
Origin of unilateral:
1795–1805; < NL ūnilaterālis. See uni -, lateral
u`ni•lat′er•al•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
unilateral, one-sided(adj)
involving only one part or side
"unilateral paralysis"; "a unilateral decision"
unilateral(adj)
tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only
Wiktionary
unilateral(Adjective)
done by one side only
unilateral(Adjective)
affecting only one side of the body
unilateral(Adjective)
binding or affecting one party only
Webster Dictionary
Unilateral(adj)
being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided
Unilateral(adj)
pertaining to one side; one-sided; as, a unilateral raceme, in which the flowers grow only on one side of a common axis, or are all turned to one side
Translations for unilateral
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- eensydigeAfrikaans
- ذو جانِبٍ واحِد، يُمَثِّل جانِبا واحِدا من المَوضوعArabic
- едностраненBulgarian
- unilateralPortuguese (BR)
- jednostrannýCzech
- einseitigGerman
- ensidigDanish
- μονόπλευρος, μονομερήςGreek
- unilateralSpanish
- ühepoolneEstonian
- یک جانبهFarsi
- puolueellinenFinnish
- partialFrench
- חד-צְדָדִיHebrew
- एक-पक्षीयHindi
- jednostranCroatian
- egyoldalú; elfogultHungarian
- satu segiIndonesian
- hlutdrægurIcelandic
- unilateraleItalian
- 一方に偏ったJapanese
- 편파적인Korean
- vienašališkasLithuanian
- vienpusīgsLatvian
- satu pihakMalay
- eenzijdigDutch
- ensidigNorwegian
- jednostronnyPolish
- یک جانبهPersian
- يو جانبهPashto
- unilateralPortuguese
- unilateralRomanian
- одностороннийRussian
- jednostrannýSlovak
- enostranskiSlovenian
- jednostranSerbian
- ensidigSwedish
- ด้านเดียวThai
- tek yönlüTurkish
- 一邊的Chinese (Trad.)
- однобічний; обмеженийUkrainian
- يک پہلوئيUrdu
- một chiềuVietnamese
- 一边的Chinese (Simp.)
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