hypotenuse

See also: Hypotenuse and hypoténuse

English

Alternative forms
  • hypotheni

Etymology

From Latin hypotenusa, from Ancient Greek ὑποτείνουσα πλευρά (hupoteínousa pleurá, “side subtending [the right angle]”), from ὑποτείνουσα (hupoteínousa, “stretching, extending, subtending”), active participle of ὑποτείνω (hupoteínō, “subtend, stretch under”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/, [haɪˈpɒʔn̩juːz]
  • (US) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɑtənus/, /haɪˈpɑtənjus/, [haɪˈpɑʔənuːs]
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Noun

hypotenuse (plural hypotenuses)

  1. (geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
    Coordinate term: cathetus

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