apothem

English

The apothem of a hexagon.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόθεμα (apothema, “deposit”), from ἀπό (apo, “off, away”) + θέμα (thema, “that which is laid down”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăpə-thĕm′
• X-SAMPA: /{p."E.TEm/
• IPA: /ˈæp.ə.θɛm/

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• Homophone: apothegm

Noun

apothem (plural apothems)

1. (geometry) The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle.
2. (geometry) The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special case of the above).

Translations

perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord

• Finnish: apoteema (fi)

the distance from the center of a polygon to a side

• Bulgarian: апотема (bg) (apotema)
• Finnish: apoteema (fi)
• French: apothème (fr)
• Greek: απόστημα (el) (apóstima)

• Hungarian: apotéma (hu)
• Ido: apotemo (io)
• Portuguese: apótema (pt) m
• Spanish: apotema (es) f