multilateraladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈlat(ə)rəl/,

/ˌmʌltɪˈlat(ə)rl̩/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈlædər(ə)l/,

/ˌməltiˈlætr(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form.

Forms: see multi- comb. form and lateral adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, lateral adj.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + lateral adj. Compare post-classical Latin multilaterus (6th cent.; from 12th cent. in British sources), multilateralis (13th cent. in Duns Scotus). Compare French multilatère (1680), Italian moltilatero (Florio, 1598), Spanish multilátero (1567), all in sense 1. With sense 2a compare earlier bilateral adj. and also unilateral adj.

a. Originally Geometry. Having more than four sides; polygonal. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > polygonal

polygon1570

multangular1606

multilateral1606

multangled1611

polygonal1653

multangulous1660

polygonous1660

polyangular1675

polygonial1701

polygonar1715

polygonic1792

multi-angular1842

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > two-dimensional > polygonal

polygon1570

multangular1606

multilateral1606

multangled1611

quinquangled1636

multangulous1660

polygonous1660

polyangular1675

polygonar1715

polygonal1757

polygonic1792

1606 B. Barnes Foure Bks. Offices 189 Lines circumferent, bowing, iacent,..trilaterall, quadrilaterall, multilaterall.

1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Multilateral, all Figures that have more than four Right Lines.

1705 E. Scarburgh Eng. Euclide 27 (note) After the division of strait-lin'd Figures..into Trilateral..and Multilateral [Gk. πολύπλευρα], Euclide begins [etc.].

1766 Compl. Farmer at Surveying A regular polygon, otherwise called a regular multangular, or multilateral figure.

1862 I. Todhunter Elem. Euclid Def. 23 Multilateral figures, or polygons, [bounded] by more than four straight lines.

1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 765 Multilateral erect stems.

1998 Jrnl. Morphol. 235 17 The transitional layer..displays atypical keratohyalin granules, which are multilateral and dendritic in shape.

b. figurative. Having or involving many aspects, facets, or sides. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > many-sided or having parts

many-headed1537

many-sided1570

fertile-headed1632

versatile1656

multilateral1784

multilineala1800

polycephalic1850

multipolar1855

faceted1862

multicentral1864

arborescent1867

multisegmented1879

multisegmentate1880

multilinear1886

polycentric1887

many-faceted1890

1784 Sir W. Jones in Burke's Corr. (1844) III. 31 The charter of justice..makes me multilateral; it gives me an equity side, a law side, an ecclesiastical side, a crown side, an admiralty side.

1869 J. F. Clarke Brahmanism in Atlantic Monthly May 561/1 The whole poem represents the multilateral character of Hinduism.

1869 De Bow's Rev. Mar. 204 I shall now present to the reader a short description of Lavoisier himself, and his great and multilateral efficiency.

1991 Sci. Amer. Apr. 77/1 Greenberg works with large groups of languages at once—a process he calls multilateral comparison.

†a. Law. Made or entered on by three or more parties. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal document > types of legal or official document > [adjective] > subscribed to by one or more than one (of deed)

unilateral1826

multilateral1827

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. II. iv. iv. 495 In the case of a bilateral or multilateral deed, viz. to which there are parties more than one.

b. Chiefly Politics. Involving three or more governments, organizations, etc., esp. as parties to an agreement, summit, etc. Cf. multilateralism n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > [adjective] > multilateral relations

multilateral1858

bilateral1935

multipolar1952

trilateral1965

1858 Rotteck's Hist. World 135 The nations which were the most favourably situated to have intercourse with India..came..into close and multilateral relations.

1919 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 13 474 Germany likewise proposed a general revival of all multilateral and bilateral treaties.

1946 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 50 734/1 These agreements were mostly bilateral, and few were multilateral.

1957 Economist 30 Nov. 807/1 Commercial and financial relations..can move on to a fully multilateral basis.

1982 T. Augarde Disarmament 9 It is unrealistic to wait for multilateral disarmament.

1990 Defense Update Internat. 99 22/3 As the waning east–west confrontation removes the brakes on third world conflict the need to sustain interests by the use of limited force and to engage in multilateral peace-keeping will surely increase.

3. Education (chiefly British). Of a school: offering two or more distinct curricula for secondary education. Also as n.: a school of this kind. Cf. comprehensive adj. 1d. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > place of education > school > [adjective] > secondary

gymnasic1834

gymnasial1852

multilateral1938

comprehensive1947

society > education > place of education > school > [noun] > secondary school

high schoolc1417

academyc1550

real school1765

central school1794

secondary school1809

real scholar1822

lyceum1827

Realschule1833

gymnasium1834

continuation-school1837

college1841

lycée1865

middle school1870

high1871

senior school1871

senior high1909

secondary modern school1943

comprehensive1947

secondary1962

community college1967

multilateral1967

sec-mod1968

1938 Rep. Consultative Comm. Secondary Educ. (H.M.S.O.) p. xix We use the term ‘multilateral’ to describe a school which by means of separate streams would provide for all types of secondary education with the exception of that provided by Junior Technical Schools.

1947 Min. of Educ. Circular No. cxliv. 1/2 Combinations of two or more types of secondary education are often referred to as bilateral, multilateral or comprehensive.

1956 Times Educ. Suppl. 27 Apr. 536/3 The case against big multilateral schools has been so often put that it needs no repetition.

1967 Listener 13 July 41/2 Soon the multilaterals were being called comprehensive and one or two big authorities were actually building a few.

1971 H. Pollak Educ. for Progress 13 The department decided on the development of ‘multi-lateral’ schools, which would offer academic, technical, commercial, and other courses.

Derivatives

multiˈlateralness n.

ΚΠ

1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Multilateralness.

1995 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 3 Dec. As the Bosnian operation unfolds its very multilateralness may become a problem.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multilateral
释义	multilateraladj.n. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈlat(ə)rəl/, /ˌmʌltɪˈlat(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈlædər(ə)l/, /ˌməltiˈlætr(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form. Forms: see multi- comb. form and lateral adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, lateral adj. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + lateral adj. Compare post-classical Latin multilaterus (6th cent.; from 12th cent. in British sources), multilateralis (13th cent. in Duns Scotus). Compare French multilatère (1680), Italian moltilatero (Florio, 1598), Spanish multilátero (1567), all in sense 1. With sense 2a compare earlier bilateral adj. and also unilateral adj. 1. a. Originally Geometry. Having more than four sides; polygonal. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > polygonal polygon1570 multangular1606 multilateral1606 multangled1611 polygonal1653 multangulous1660 polygonous1660 polyangular1675 polygonial1701 polygonar1715 polygonic1792 multi-angular1842 the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > two-dimensional > polygonal polygon1570 multangular1606 multilateral1606 multangled1611 quinquangled1636 multangulous1660 polygonous1660 polyangular1675 polygonar1715 polygonal1757 polygonic1792 1606 B. Barnes Foure Bks. Offices 189 Lines circumferent, bowing, iacent,..trilaterall, quadrilaterall, multilaterall. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Multilateral, all Figures that have more than four Right Lines. 1705 E. Scarburgh Eng. Euclide 27 (note) After the division of strait-lin'd Figures..into Trilateral..and Multilateral [Gk. πολύπλευρα], Euclide begins [etc.]. 1766 Compl. Farmer at Surveying A regular polygon, otherwise called a regular multangular, or multilateral figure. 1862 I. Todhunter Elem. Euclid Def. 23 Multilateral figures, or polygons, [bounded] by more than four straight lines. 1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 765 Multilateral erect stems. 1998 Jrnl. Morphol. 235 17 The transitional layer..displays atypical keratohyalin granules, which are multilateral and dendritic in shape. b. figurative. Having or involving many aspects, facets, or sides. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > many-sided or having parts many-headed1537 many-sided1570 fertile-headed1632 versatile1656 multilateral1784 multilineala1800 polycephalic1850 multipolar1855 faceted1862 multicentral1864 arborescent1867 multisegmented1879 multisegmentate1880 multilinear1886 polycentric1887 many-faceted1890 1784 Sir W. Jones in Burke's Corr. (1844) III. 31 The charter of justice..makes me multilateral; it gives me an equity side, a law side, an ecclesiastical side, a crown side, an admiralty side. 1869 J. F. Clarke Brahmanism in Atlantic Monthly May 561/1 The whole poem represents the multilateral character of Hinduism. 1869 De Bow's Rev. Mar. 204 I shall now present to the reader a short description of Lavoisier himself, and his great and multilateral efficiency. 1991 Sci. Amer. Apr. 77/1 Greenberg works with large groups of languages at once—a process he calls multilateral comparison. 2. †a. Law. Made or entered on by three or more parties. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > types of legal or official document > [adjective] > subscribed to by one or more than one (of deed) unilateral1826 multilateral1827 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. II. iv. iv. 495 In the case of a bilateral or multilateral deed, viz. to which there are parties more than one. b. Chiefly Politics. Involving three or more governments, organizations, etc., esp. as parties to an agreement, summit, etc. Cf. multilateralism n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > [adjective] > multilateral relations multilateral1858 bilateral1935 multipolar1952 trilateral1965 1858 Rotteck's Hist. World 135 The nations which were the most favourably situated to have intercourse with India..came..into close and multilateral relations. 1919 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 13 474 Germany likewise proposed a general revival of all multilateral and bilateral treaties. 1946 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 50 734/1 These agreements were mostly bilateral, and few were multilateral. 1957 Economist 30 Nov. 807/1 Commercial and financial relations..can move on to a fully multilateral basis. 1982 T. Augarde Disarmament 9 It is unrealistic to wait for multilateral disarmament. 1990 Defense Update Internat. 99 22/3 As the waning east–west confrontation removes the brakes on third world conflict the need to sustain interests by the use of limited force and to engage in multilateral peace-keeping will surely increase. 3. Education (chiefly British). Of a school: offering two or more distinct curricula for secondary education. Also as n.: a school of this kind. Cf. comprehensive adj. 1d. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > school > [adjective] > secondary gymnasic1834 gymnasial1852 multilateral1938 comprehensive1947 society > education > place of education > school > [noun] > secondary school high schoolc1417 academyc1550 real school1765 central school1794 secondary school1809 real scholar1822 lyceum1827 Realschule1833 gymnasium1834 continuation-school1837 college1841 lycée1865 middle school1870 high1871 senior school1871 senior high1909 secondary modern school1943 comprehensive1947 secondary1962 community college1967 multilateral1967 sec-mod1968 1938 Rep. Consultative Comm. Secondary Educ. (H.M.S.O.) p. xix We use the term ‘multilateral’ to describe a school which by means of separate streams would provide for all types of secondary education with the exception of that provided by Junior Technical Schools. 1947 Min. of Educ. Circular No. cxliv. 1/2 Combinations of two or more types of secondary education are often referred to as bilateral, multilateral or comprehensive. 1956 Times Educ. Suppl. 27 Apr. 536/3 The case against big multilateral schools has been so often put that it needs no repetition. 1967 Listener 13 July 41/2 Soon the multilaterals were being called comprehensive and one or two big authorities were actually building a few. 1971 H. Pollak Educ. for Progress 13 The department decided on the development of ‘multi-lateral’ schools, which would offer academic, technical, commercial, and other courses. Derivatives multiˈlateralness n. ΚΠ 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Multilateralness. 1995 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 3 Dec. As the Bosnian operation unfolds its very multilateralness may become a problem. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1606
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