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ap⋅o⋅them

  [ap-uh-them]
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–noun Geometry.
a perpendicular from the center of a regular polygon to one of its sides.
Origin:
1855–60; < F apothème, prob. on the model of Gk hypóthēma base; see apo-, theme
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ap·o·them   (āp'ə-thěm')   
n.  The perpendicular distance from the center of a regular polygon to any of its sides.

[apo- + Greek thema, something laid down; see theme.]
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Apothem

Ap"o*them\, n. [Gr. ? + ? that which is placed, ? to place.]

1. (Math.) The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon.

2. A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable substance by exposure to the air.
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