hypoténuse

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin hypotēnūsa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑποτείνουσα (hupoteínousa). === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɔ.te.nyz/ === Noun === hypoténuse f (plural hypoténuses) (mathematics) hypotenuse (the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle) === Further reading === “hypoténuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012