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hypotenuse(dictionary)

hypotenuse (iou)



hypotenuse noun. Also hypothenuse, & in Latin form hypotenusa. L16.
[Latin hypotenusa from Greek hupoteinousa subtending (sc. line) fem. pres. pple of hupoteinein stretch under, formed as HYPO- + teinein to stretch.]
The longest side of a right-angled triangle.