hypotenuse
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See also: Hypotenuse and hypoténuse
English
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Etymology
From Latin hypotenusa, from Ancient Greek ὑποτείνουσα πλευρά (hupoteínousa pleurá, “side subtending ”), from ὑποτείνουσα (hupoteínousa, “stretching, extending, subtending”), active participle of ὑποτείνω (hupoteínō, “subtend, stretch under”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/,
- (US) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɑtənus/, /haɪˈpɑtənjus/,
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
hypotenuse (plural hypotenuses)
- (geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
- Coordinate term: cathetus
Derived terms
Translations
the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
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See also
Similar-looking but unrelated terms, not to be confused with the above