hy·pot·e·nuse (h i-p ŏt n- s ′, -y s ′) also hy·poth·e·nuse(-p ŏth ə-n s ′, -ny s ′)
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n. Abbr. hyp.The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
[Latin hypotenūsa, fromGreek hupoteinousa, fromfeminine present participle of hupoteinein, to stretch or extend under : hupo-, hypo- + teinein, to stretch; see ten- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]  (click for a larger image) hypotenuse |
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