hy|pot|e|nuse

hy|pot|e|nuse
hy|pot|e|nuse «hy POT uh noos, -nyoos; hih-», noun.
the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle. Also, hypothenuse.
[< Late Latin hypotēnūsa < Greek hypoteínousa stretching under, subtending, feminine present participle of hypoteínein < hypo- under + teínein stretch]

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hypothenuse — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • e — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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