Hypotenuse /(?)/

Hy·pot·e·nuse

Hypotenuse

n.

[L. hypotenusa, Gr. , prob., subtending (sc. ), fr. to stretch under, subtend; under + to stretch. See Subtend.]

The side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite to the right angle. (Geom.)

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