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hypotenuseOne entry found. Main Entry: hy·pot·e·nuse Pronunciation: \hī-ˈpä-tə-ˌnüs, -ˌnyüz\ Variant(s): also hy·poth·e·nuse \-ˈpä-thə-\ Function: noun Etymology: Latin hypotenusa, from Greek hypoteinousa, from feminine of hypoteinōn, present participle of hypoteinein to subtend, from hypo- + teinein to stretch — more at thin Date: 1594 1 : the side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite the right angle
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