apothem
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀπόθεμα (apóthema, “deposit”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, away”) + θέμα (théma, “that which is laid down”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
apothem (plural apothems)
- (geometry) The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle.
- (geometry) The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special case of the above).
Translations[edit]
perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord
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the distance from the center of a polygon to a side
