hypotenuses
Meaning of hypotenuses
plural 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 hypotenuses
- It is a name.
- The singular form of hypotenuses is: hypotenuse.
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Hyphenation of hypotenuses
hy-potenuses
- It consists of 2 syllables and 11 chars.
- hypotenuses is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
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