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Hypothenuse
{
, Hy-pot′e-nuse
,Hy-poth′e-nuse
}Noun.
[L.
hypotenusa
, Gr. [GREEK], prob., subtending (sc. [GREEK]), fr. [GREEK] to stretch under, subtend; [GREEK] under + [GREEK] to stretch. See Subtend
.] (Geom.)
The side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite to the right angle.