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Webster 1913 Edition


Unilateral

Uˊni-lat′er-al

,
Adj.
[
Uni-
+
lateral
: cf. F.
unilatéral
.]
1.
Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.
2.
(Biol.)
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
.
Unilateral contract
(Law)
,
a contract or engagement requiring future action only by one party.

Webster 1828 Edition


Unilateral

UNILAT'ERAL

,
Adj.
[L. unus, one, and latus, side.]
1.
Being on one side or party only. [Unusual.]
2.
Having one side.
A unilateral raceme, is when the flowers grow only on one side of the common peduncle.

Definition 2024


unilateral

unilateral

See also: unilatéral

English

Adjective

unilateral (comparative more unilateral, superlative most unilateral)

  1. done by one side only
  2. affecting only one side of the body
  3. binding or affecting one party only

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Translations

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Portuguese

Adjective

unilateral m, f (plural unilaterais, comparable)

  1. unilateral

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌu.ni.la.teˈral/

Adjective

unilateral m, n (feminine singular unilaterală, masculine plural unilaterali, feminine and neuter plural unilaterale)

  1. unilateral
  2. Binding or affecting one party only.

Declension

Related terms

  • unilateralitate

Spanish

Adjective

unilateral m, f (plural unilaterales)

  1. unilateral