hypotenuse

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hypotenuse

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(-pŏth'ə-nūs', -nyūs')
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.]

In a right triangle, the side opposite the right angle. See sine.

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(heye-pot-n-oohs, heye-pot-n-yoohs)

In a right triangle (a triangle that has one right angle), the side opposite the right angle. (See Pythagorean theorem.)

IN BRIEF: The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle.

In a right triangle, the measurement of the hypotenuse has a specific formula.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hypotenuse

Nederlands (Dutch)
schuine zijde van rechthoekige driehoek

Français (French)
n. - hypoténuse

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hypotenuse

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μαθημ.) υποτείνουσα

Italiano (Italian)
ipotenusa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - hipotenusa (f) (Mat.)

Русский (Russian)
гипотенуза

Español (Spanish)
n. - hipotenusa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hypotenusa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
直角三角形之斜边

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 直角三角形之斜邊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사변

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 直角三角形の斜辺

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وتر المثلث ذي الزاويه القائمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יתר (במשולש ישר זווית)‬

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