hīˈpät ə nˌ(y)üs also -üz noun
also hy·poth·e·nuse -äthəˌn(y)-
( -s )
Etymology: Latin hypotenusa, from Greek hypoteinousa, from feminine of hypoteinōn, present participle of hypoteinein to subtend, from hypo- + teinein to stretch
: the side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite the right angle ; also : the length of a hypotenuse
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