Hypotenuse
[hahy-pot-n-oos, -yoos] /haɪˈpɒt nˌus, -ˌyus/
noun, Geometry.
1.
the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
/haɪˈpɒtɪˌnjuːz/
noun
1.
the side in a right-angled triangle that is opposite the right angle hyp
n.
1570s, from Late Latin hypotenusa, from Greek hypoteinousa “stretching under” (the right angle), fem. present participle of hypoteinein, from hypo- “under” (see sub-) + teinein “to stretch” (see tenet). Formerly often erroneously hypothenuse.
hypotenuse
(hī-pŏt’n-s’)
The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle. It is the longest side, and the square of its length is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.
hypotenuse [(heye-pot-n-oohs, heye-pot-n-yoohs)]
In a right triangle (a triangle that has one right angle), the side opposite the right angle. (See Pythagorean theorem.)
mathematics
The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle.
(2004-02-15)
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