unilateral
/ˌjuːnɪˈlætərəl/UK[ˌjʉː.nɪˈlæt.ə.ɹɫ̩]
unilateral adjective: done by one side only.
Adjective
unilateral (comparative more unilateral, superlative most unilateral)
- Done by one side only.
- For purposes of evaluating monopsony cases from the standpoint of economic efficiency, it makes sense to adopt a "purpose"-oriented classification system. After all, all monopsony cases can be reduced to either a unilateral or collusive use of buying power in order to promote the interests of the...2010, Roger D. Blair, Jeffrey L. Harrison, “The Antitrust Laws and Monopsonistic Forms of Conduct”, in Monopsony in Law and Economics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, section 2.4 (A...
- Affecting only one side of the body.
- Binding or affecting one party only.
unilateral meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
unilateral in Hindi
- unilateral, one-sided
- एकतरफ़ा ektarfā
unilateral in Tamil
- ஒருதலைப்பட்சமான, ஒருதலையான, ஒரு பக்கமான, ஒருபக்கத்துக்குரிய, ஒருதரப்பாக, ஒருபக்கமான
unilateral in Urdu
- یک پہلو, یک طرفہ
unilateral in Telugu
- done by one side only
- ఏకపక్ష ēkapakṣa
More languagesFewer languages
- unilateral in Kannada
- ಒಂದು ಬದಿಯ, ಒರ್ಬದಿಯ, ಏಕಪಕ್ಷೀಯ
- unilateral in Arabic
- أُحَادِيّ الجَانِب ʔuḥādiyy al-jānib
- unilateral in Malay
- sehala
- unilateral in Indonesian
- unilateral
Examples of unilateral in a sentence
- Horner's syndrome consists of typically unilateral miosis and eyelid ptosis, and absent forehead sweating.
- A unilateral contract consists of a promise on the part of the offeror and performance of the requisite terms by the offeree.
- Countries with export surpluses foisted them off by bounties or placed them through unilateral agreements.
Synonyms of unilateral
Forms of unilateral
| comparative | more unilateral |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unilateral |
Origin of unilateral
A modern creation (circa 1802), from New Latin ūnilaterālis (“one-sided”), from Latin ūnus (“one”) + laterālis (“sided, lateral”), equivalent to uni- + lateral.
Words formed from unilateral
Phrases with unilateral
Words that rhyme with unilateral
- collateral
- lateral
- bilateral
- equilateral
- multilateral
- longilateral
- quadrilateral
- trilateral
- acousticolateral
- ambilateral
- anterolateral
- apicolateral
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- axiolateral
- basilateral
- basolateral
- caudolateral
- centrolateral
- contralateral
- costolateral
- counterlateral
- craniolateral
- dextrolateral
- distolateral
- dorsolateral
- ectolateral
- frontolateral
- hemilateral
- heterolateral
- homolateral
- inferolateral
- ipsilateral
- isolateral
- labiolateral
- laterolateral
- left lateral
- linguolateral
- matrilateral
- mediolateral
- mesiolateral
- mesolateral
- midlateral
- monolateral
- obliquolateral
- occipitolateral
- octavolateral
- octolateral
- omnilateral
- orbitolateral
- palmarolateral
- patrilateral
- plantolateral
- plurilateral
- polylateral
- posterolateral
- prolateral
- proximolateral
- retrolateral
- right lateral
- rostrolateral
- sacrolateral
Questions about unilateral
- What does unilateral mean?
- Unilateral means done by one side only.
- What is unilateral in Hindi?
- Unilateral in Hindi is एकतरफ़ा (ektarfā). See Unilateral meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is unilateral?
- Unilateral is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unilateral?
- Unilateral is pronounced /ˌjuːnɪˈlætərəl/.
Words near unilateral in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unilateral (page history and authors); एकतरफ़ा (Hindi) (page history and authors); unilateral (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unilateral (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unilateral (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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