HYPOTENUSE


Meaning of HYPOTENUSE in English

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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