hypotenuse

• hypotheni

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”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/, [haɪˈpɒʔn̩juːz]
• (US) IPA^(key): /haɪˈpɑtənus/, /haɪˈpɑtənjus/, [haɪˈpɑʔənuːs]

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hypotenuse (plural hypotenuses)

1. (geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

   Coordinate term: cathetus

• non-hypotenuse number