apothem

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀπόθεμα (apóthema, “deposit”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, away”) + θέμα (théma, “that which is laid down”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ăpə-thĕm′ IPA(key): /ˈæp.ə.θɛm/ Homophones: apothegm, apophthegm === Noun === apothem (plural apothems) (geometry) The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle. (geometry) The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special case of the above). ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === mephato