cathetus

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cathetus

(ˈkæθɪtəs)
n
a straight line or radius positioned perpendicular to another line or radius
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In the triangle of the IP two cathetus correspond to active and non-active instantaneous powers.
Instantaneous and integral power equations of nonsinusoidal 3-phase processes
Book Six concludes the work by focusing on image distortion, applying the cathetus rule to an analysis of the various misperceptions that arise in the seven types of mirrors he studies in the two previous books.
Alhacen on image-formation and distortion in mirrors; a critical edition, with English translation and commentary, of book 6 of Alhacen's De Aspectibus; 2v
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