hy·pot·e·nuse
(hi-pŏtn-s′, -ys′) also hy·poth·e·nuse(-pŏthə-ns′, -nys′)
(hi-pŏtn-s′, -ys′) also hy·poth·e·nuse(-pŏthə-ns′, -nys′)n. Abbr. hyp.
The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
[Latinhypotenūsa, fromGreekhupoteinousa, fromfeminine present participle ofhupoteinein, to stretch or extend under : hupo-, hypo- + teinein, to stretch; see ten- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
hypotenuse