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- [hahy-pot-n-oos, -yoos]
- /haɪˈpɒt nˌus, -ˌyus/
- /haɪˈpɒt.ən.juːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-pot-n-oos, -yoos]
- /haɪˈpɒt nˌus, -ˌyus/
Definitions of hypotenuse word
- noun hypotenuse the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle. 1
- noun hypotenuse The longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle. 1
- noun hypotenuse longest side of right-angled triangle 1
- noun Definition of hypotenuse in Technology (mathematics) The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle. 1
- countable noun hypotenuse The hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is the side opposite its right angle. 0
- noun hypotenuse the side in a right-angled triangle that is opposite the right angle 0
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Origin of hypotenuse
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; earlier hypotenusa < Latin hypotēnūsa < 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
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Parts of speech for Hypotenuse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hypotenuse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hypotenuse usage trend in Literature
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