HYPOTENUSE


Meaning of HYPOTENUSE in English

/huy pot"n oohs', -yoohs'/ , n. Geom.

the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

Also, hypothenuse .

[ 1565-75; earlier hypotenusa hypotenusa hypoteínousa ( grámme ) subtending (line) (fem. prp. of hypoteínein to subtend), equiv. to hypo- HYPO- + tein- stretch (see THIN) + -ousa fem. prp. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .