hypotenuse

hy·pot·e·nuse

(hī-pŏt′n-o͞os′, -yo͞os′) also hy·poth·e·nuse (-pŏth′ə-no͞os′, -nyo͞os′)

n. Abbr. hyp.

The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

[Latin hypotēnūsa, from Greek hupoteinousa, from feminine present participle of hupoteinein, to stretch or extend under : hupo-, hypo- + teinein, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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hypotenuse

(haɪˈpɒtɪˌnjuːz)

(Mathematics) the side in a right-angled triangle that is opposite the right angle. Abbreviation: hyp

[C16: from Latin hypotēnūsa, from Greek hupoteinousa grammē subtending line, from hupoteinein to subtend, from hypo- + teinein to stretch]

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hy•pot•e•nuse

(haɪˈpɒt nˌus, -ˌyus)

n.

the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

[1565–75; < Latin hypotēnūsa < Greek hypoteínousa (grámmē) subtending (line), feminine present participle of hypoteínein to subtend =hypo- hypo- + teínein to stretch (see thin)]

hypotenuse

hy·pot·e·nuse

(hī-pŏt′n-o͞os′)

The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle. It is the longest side, and the square of its length is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

hypotenuse - the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

right triangle, right-angled triangle - a triangle with one right angle

flank - a subfigure consisting of a side of something

Translations

hipotenusa

přepona

hypotenuusa

hipotenuza

langhlið

ipotenusa

斜辺

hipotenusa

гипотенуза

hypotenusa

hypotenuse

[haɪˈpɒtɪnjʊːz] N (Math) → hipotenusa f

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hypotenuse

[haɪˈpɒtənjuːz] n → hypoténuse f

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hypotenuse

n → Hypotenuse f; the square on the hypotenuse → das Quadrat über der Hypotenuse

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hypotenuse

[haɪˈpɒtɪnjuːz] n (Geom) → ipotenusa

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