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hypotenuse

hy·po·te·nuse

UK/haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/ US/haɪˈpɒʔn̩juːz/ rare

noun

1.

the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

Origin

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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