hypotenuse
noun /haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/
  /haɪˈpɑːtənuːs/
 (geometry)- the side opposite the right angle of a right-angled triangleTopics Maths and measurementc2 enlarge imageWord Originlate 16th cent.: via Latin hypotenusa from Greek hupoteinousa (grammē) ‘subtending (line)’, from the verb hupoteinein (from hupo ‘under’ + teinein ‘stretch’). enlarge imageWord Originlate 16th cent.: via Latin hypotenusa from Greek hupoteinousa (grammē) ‘subtending (line)’, from the verb hupoteinein (from hupo ‘under’ + teinein ‘stretch’).
