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hy·pot·e·nuse \hīˈpätənˌ(y)üs also -üz\ noun also hy·poth·e·nuse \-äthəˌn(y)-\ (-s) Etymology: Latin hypotenusa, from Greek hypoteinousa, from feminine of hypoteinōn, present participle of hypoteinein to subtend, from hypo- + teinein to stretch : the side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite the right angle; also : the length of a hypotenuse [ac hypotenuse] |