hypotenuse
Meaning of hypotenuse
noun
the longest side of a right-angled triangle, opposite the right angle.
late 16th century: via Latin hypotenusa from Greek hupoteinousa (grammē) ‘subtending (line)’, from the verb hupoteinein (from hupo ‘under’ + teinein ‘stretch’).
Information about hypotenuse
- It is a name.
- The plural form of hypotenuse is: hypotenuses.
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Hyphenation of hypotenuse
hy-potenuse
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- hypotenuse is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Translation of hypotenuse
- German: Hypotenuse
- French: hypoténuse
- Portuguese: hipotenusa
- Italian: ipotenusa
- Spanish: hipotenusa
Words that rhyme with hypotenuse
amenuse, hypothenuse, nonuse, unuse
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