Hypotenuse Definition

hī-pŏtn-o͝os, -yo͝os
noun
The longest side of a right triangle, located opposite the right angle.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Hypotenuse

Noun

Singular:
hypotenuse
Plural:
hypotenuses

Origin of Hypotenuse

  • Latin hypotēnūsa from Greek hupoteinousa from feminine present participle of hupoteinein to stretch or extend under hupo- hypo- teinein to stretch ten- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin hypotenusa, from Ancient Greek ὑποτείνουσα (hypoteínousa, “sustaining”), active participle of ὑποτείνω (hypoteínō, “subtend, stretch under”).

    From Wiktionary

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