English Explanatory Dictionary

hypotenuse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

Pronunciation

/haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/ [haɪˈpɒʔn̩juːz] /haɪˈpɑtənus/ /haɪˈpɑtənjus/ [haɪˈpɑʔənuːs] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hypotenuse.wav /hajpo.ʈɛnjuz/

Word forms

hypotenuse hypotenuses hypotheni

Etymology

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”).

Related words

hippopotamus hypothalamus

Derived words

hypotenusal nonhypotenuse non-hypotenuse number
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