hypotenuse

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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin hypotenusa, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

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Noun

hypotenuse (plural hypotenuses)

  1. (geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

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