hypotenuse
Meaning
The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
Synonyms
Translations
hypoténuse
hipotenusa
ipotenusa
hipotenusa
hipotenusa
υποτείνουσα
schuine zijde
hypotenusa
hipotenüs hipotenüz
وتر الزاوية قائمة
HypothenuseFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/
Etymology
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”).
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