Hypotenuse Definition
hī-pŏtn-o͝os, -yo͝os
noun
The longest side of a right triangle, located opposite the right angle.
Webster's New World
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hypotenuse
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hypotenusesOrigin of Hypotenuse
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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
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From Latin hypotenusa, from Ancient Greek ὑποτείνουσα (hypoteínousa, “sustaining”), active participle of ὑποτείνω (hypoteínō, “subtend, stretch under”).
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