hypotenuse
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See also: Hypotenuse and hypoténuse
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin hypotenusa, from 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
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/, [haɪˈpɒʔn̩juːz]
- (US) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɑtənus/, /haɪˈpɑtənjus/, [haɪˈpɑʔənuːs]
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]hypotenuse (plural hypotenuses)
- (geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
- Coordinate term: cathetus
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[edit]Translations
[edit]the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
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[edit]Similar-looking but unrelated terms, not to be confused with the above
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