hypotenuse

== English == === Alternative forms === hypotheni === Etymology === From Latin hypotenusa, from Ancient Greek ὑποτείνουσα πλευρά (hupoteínousa pleurá, “side subtending [the right angle]”), from ὑποτείνουσα (hupoteínousa, “stretching, extending, subtending”), active participle of ὑποτείνω (hupoteínō, “subtend, stretch under”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/, [haɪˈpɒʔn̩juːz] (US) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɑtənus/, /haɪˈpɑtənjus/, [haɪˈpɑʔənuːs] (Indic) IPA(key): /hajpo.ʈɛnjuz/ === Noun === hypotenuse (plural hypotenuses) (geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle. Coordinate term: cathetus ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also ===