cateto

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cateto

/kɐ.ˈtɛ.tu/ Portugal

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Do grego antigo κάθετος.

noun

Geometria cada um dos dois lados menores num triângulo retângulo (ao lado mais longo se dá o nome de hipotenusa) A soma dos quadrados dos catetos é igual ao quadrado da hipotenusa.

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/pt/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/pt/cateto

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

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