| 单词 | hypotenuse |
| 释义 | hypotenuse (once / 85032 pages) n The hypotenuse is the side of a right triangle that’s opposite the 90-degree angle. It’s a term specific to math, specifically geometry. Hypotenuse comes from the Greek word hypoteinousa which means "stretching under." The hypotenuse “stretches under” the right angle of a triangle, which has an angle of 90 degrees. A right angle is the kind of angle that appears four times in squares and rectangles. If your triangle has a right angle, the line opposite that angle is the hypotenuse. WORD FAMILYhypotenuse: hypotenuses USAGE EXAMPLESAlready the shortest distance between two points and the hypotenuse of a square. The New Yorker(Sep 21, 2016) When Jack labels compromise as “the shared hypotenuse of the Conjoined Triangles of Success,” there’s no reason to believe the show’s creators disagree with him. New York Times(May 15, 2016) “Here we are and after all this time, not one human being has ever said the word hypotenuse,” he says. Washington Post(Mar 11, 2016) n the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle Hyper flank a subfigure consisting of a side of something |
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