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hy⋅pot⋅e⋅nuse

  [hahy-pot-n-oos, -yoos]
–noun Geometry.
the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
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Origin:
1565–75; earlier hypotenusa < L hypotēnūsa < Gk hypoteínousa (grámmē) subtending (line) (fem. prp. of hypoteínein to subtend), equiv. to hypo- hypo- + tein- stretch (see thin ) + -ousa fem. prp. suffix
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hy·pot·e·nuse   (hī-pŏt'n-ōōs', -yōōs')   


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n.   Abbr. hyp.
The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

[Latin hypotēnūsa, from Greek hupoteinousa, from feminine present participle of hupoteinein, to stretch or extend under : hupo-, hypo- + teinein, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
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Cultural Dictionary

hypotenuse [(heye-pot-n-oohs, heye-pot-n-yoohs)]

In a right triangle (a triangle that has one right angle), the side opposite the right angle. (See Pythagorean theorem.)

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Word Origin & History

hypotenuse 
1571, from L.L. hypotenusa, from Gk. hypoteinousa "stretching under" (the right angle), fem. prp. of hypoteinein, from hypo- "under" + teinein "to stretch" (see tenet).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Science Dictionary
hypotenuse   (hī-pŏt'n-s')  Pronunciation Key 
The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle. It is the longest side, and the square of its length is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.
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Computing Dictionary

hypotenuse mathematics
The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle.
(2004-02-15)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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