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hypothenuse |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hypothenuse \Hy*poth"e*nuse\, n. Same as {Hypotenuse}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hypotenuse \Hy*pot"e*nuse\, Hypothenuse \Hy*poth"e*nuse\, n. [L. hypotenusa, Gr ?, prob., subtending (sc. ?), fr ? to stretch under subtend; ? under + ? to stretch. See {Subtend}.] (Geom.) The side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite to the right angle.
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