hypotenuse
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See also: Hypotenuse and hypoténuse
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Etymology[edit]
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”).
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hypotenuse (plural hypotenuses)
- (geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
Translations[edit]
The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
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