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单词 hypotenuse
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hy•pot•e•nuse /haɪˈpɑtəˌnus, -ˌnyus/,USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Mathematicsthe side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hy•pot•e•nuse  (hī potn o̅o̅s′, -yo̅o̅s′),USA pronunciation n. [Geom.]
  1. Mathematicsthe side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
Also, hypothenuse. 
  • Greek hypoteínousa (grámmē) subtending (line) (feminine present participle of hypoteínein to subtend), equivalent. to hypo- hypo- + tein- stretch (see thin) + -ousa feminine present participle suffix
  • Latin hypotēnūsa
  • earlier hypotenusa 1565–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hypotenuse /haɪˈpɒtɪˌnjuːz/ n
  1. the side in a right-angled triangle that is opposite the right angle
    Abbreviation: hyp
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin hypotēnūsa, from Greek hupoteinousa grammē subtending line, from hupoteinein to subtend, from hypo- + teinein to stretch
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