HYPOTENUSE

hypotenuse

(noun) the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hypotenuse (plural hypotenuses)

(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

Source: Wiktionary


Hy*pot"e*nuse, Hy*poth"e*nuse, n. Etym: [L. hypotenusa, Gr. Subtend.] (Geom.)

Definition: The side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite to the right angle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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