hypotenuse
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hypotenuse
- /haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/ UK
- [haɪˈpɒʔn̩juːz] UK
- /haɪˈpɑtənus/ US
- /haɪˈpɑtənjus/ US
- [haɪˈpɑʔənuːs] US
Where it comes from
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”).
noun hypotenuses · hypotheni
- The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
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noun the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
| Español | hipotenusa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 빗변 bitbyeon |
| 日本語 | 斜辺 shahen |
| 中文 | 斜邊 /斜边 xiébiān |
| हिन्दी | कर्ण karṇ |
| Português | hipotenusa |
| Français | hypoténuse |
| Deutsch | Hypotenuse |
| Italiano | ipotenusa |
| Ελληνικά | υποτείνουσα ypoteínousa |
| Română | ipotenuză |
| Русский | гипотену́за gipotenúza |
| Tiếng Việt | cạnh huyền |
| العربية | وَتَر watar, ضِلْع مُتَوَتِّر ḍilʕ mutawattir |
| עברית | יתר yéter |
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title = {hypotenuse},
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