hypoténuse
See also: hypotenuse and Hypotenuse
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hypotēnūsa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑποτείνουσα (hupoteínousa).
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɔ.te.nyz/
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Noun
hypoténuse f (plural hypoténuses)
- (mathematics) hypotenuse (the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle)
- D’après le théorème de Pythagore, le carré de la longueur de l’hypoténuse d’un triangle rectangle est égal à la somme des carrés des longueurs des côtés de l’angle droit.
- According to Pythagoras' theorem, the square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle (UK) or right triangle (US) is equal to the sum of the squares of the sides that make up the right angle.
Further reading
- “hypoténuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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