apotema

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apotema

[apoˈt̪ema]

Rhymes with e.ma

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Del griego antiguo ἀποτιθέναι ('deponer,bajar')

noun apotemas

Distancia entre el punto medio de uno de los lados de un polígono regular y su centro, o radio del círculo que inscribe un polígono.
Altura de cada cara triangular en una pirámide regular.

In English

apothem the distance from the center of a polygon to a side

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@misc{apotema_2026,
  title = {apotema},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/apotema},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}