hypotenuse

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the side of a right triangle opposite its right angle

   In a 3-4-5 right triangle, the hypotenuse has length five.

From Latin hypotenusa, from Greek hypoteinousa pleura ("the side stretching under or subtending the right angle"), based on hypoteinein ("to stretch under, subtend").

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