hypotenuse
noun/haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/
/haɪˈpɑːtənuːs/
(geometry)- the side opposite the right angle of a right-angled triangleTopics Maths and measurementc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: via Latin hypotenusa from Greek hupoteinousa (grammē) ‘subtending (line)’, from the verb hupoteinein (from hupo ‘under’ + teinein ‘stretch’).
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