cateto

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cateto

ka'teto

Where it comes from

dal latino cathĕtus, che deriva dal greco κάϑετος (γραμμή) ovvero linea perpendicolare, derivazione di καϑίημι ossia calar giù, abbassare;

noun cateti

lato del triangolo rettangolo che, insieme ad un altro ad esso perpendicolare, forma un angolo retto, stando ad esso adiacente

In English

leg (mathematics) leg (non-hypotenuse) of a right triangle
cathetus either of the sides of a right triangle other than its hypotenuse

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"cateto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/cateto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cateto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/cateto

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"cateto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/cateto.

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@misc{cateto_2026,
  title = {cateto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/cateto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}