hypotenuse

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Etymology

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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

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/, [haɪˈpɒʔn̩juːz]
  • (US) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɑtənus/, /haɪˈpɑtənjus/, [haɪˈpɑʔənuːs]
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

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hypotenuse (plural hypotenuses)

  1. (geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
    Coordinate term: cathetus

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Similar-looking but unrelated terms, not to be confused with the above