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Meaning of "hypotenuse" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HYPOTENUSE

From Latin hypotēnūsa, from Greek hupoteinousa grammē subtending line, from hupoteinein to subtend, from hypo- + teinein to stretch.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HYPOTENUSE

hypotenuse  [haɪˈpɒtɪˌnjuːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYPOTENUSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hypotenuse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HYPOTENUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hypotenuse

In geometry, a hypotenuse is the longest side of a right-angled triangle, the side opposite of the right angle. The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle can be found using the Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides. For example, if one of the other sides has a length of 3 and the other has a length of 4, then their squares add up to 25. The length of the hypotenuse is the square root of 25, that is,5.

Definition of hypotenuse in the English dictionary

The definition of hypotenuse in the dictionary is the side in a right-angled triangle that is opposite the right angle hyp.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYPOTENUSE


abuse
əˈbjuːz
accuse
əˈkjuːz
amuse
əˈmjuːz
confuse
kənˈfjuːz
diffuse
dɪˈfjuːz
dues
djuːz
excuse
ɪkˈskjuːz
fuse
fjuːz
Hughes
hjuːz
hypothenuse
haɪˈpɒθɪˌnjuːz
Matthews
ˈmæθjuːz
muse
mjuːz
news
njuːz
nonnews
ˌnɒnˈnjuːz
refuse
rɪˈfjuːz
reuse
riːˈjuːz
Syracuse
ˈsaɪrəˌkjuːz
use
juːz
values
ˈvæljuːz
virtues
ˈvɜːtjuːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYPOTENUSE

hypotactic
hypotaxis
hypotension
hypotensive
hypothalami
hypothalamic
hypothalamus
hypothec
hypotheca
hypothecae
hypothecary
hypothecate
hypothecation
hypothecator
hypothenuse
hypothermal
hypothermia
hypothermic
hypotheses
hypothesis

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYPOTENUSE

because
blouse
cause
child abuse
Father of the House
guesthouse
house
in-house
lady of the house
lighthouse
masseuse
mouse
nonuse
pause
spouse
the House
the White House
Toulouse
warehouse
White House

Synonyms and antonyms of hypotenuse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hypotenuse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HYPOTENUSE

Find out the translation of hypotenuse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hypotenuse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hypotenuse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斜边
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hipotenusa
570 millions of speakers

English

hypotenuse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कर्ण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوتر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гипотенуза
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hipotenusa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিভুজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hypoténuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hipotenus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hypotenuse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

斜辺
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빗변
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hypotenuse
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường huyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கர்ணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hipotenüs
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ipotenusa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeciwprostokątna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гіпотенуза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ipotenuza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποτείνουσας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skuinssy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hypotenusan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hypotenusen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hypotenuse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HYPOTENUSE»

The term «hypotenuse» is normally little used and occupies the 112.745 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HYPOTENUSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hypotenuse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYPOTENUSE»

Discover the use of hypotenuse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hypotenuse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Essential Skills in Maths
Use Pythagoras' theorem to calculate the length of the hypotenuse, h, in each case. Give your answers to 3 significant figures if necessary. 1 o=7 cm, b = 24 cm 2 4o = 4m, b = 6m S 7 o = 10cm, b = 20cm 8 10 o = 0.85m, b = 0.75m 11 13 o= ...
Graham Newman, Ron Bull, 1997
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Building Additions
Step. Three: Determining. the. Hypotenuse. of. the. Measuring. Triangle. Now let's return to our 12-in-12 roof. The base and the altitude of the measuring triangle are both 134.63 in. But what's the hypotenuse? One way to solve the problem of ...
Fine Homebuilding, 2004
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MBA Center GMAT Study Book
In Figure 21, for example, the legs have lengths 8 and 15, and the hypotenuse has length 17. The squares of the legs are 82 = 64 and 152 = 225. The sum of the squares of the legs is 64 + 225 = 289, which is indeed equal to the square of the  ...
The MBA center, 2006
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Excel 2010 Formulas
The Pythagorean theorem states that Height^2 + Base^2 = Hypotenuse^2 Therefore, if you know two sides of a right triangle, you can calculate the remaining side. The formula to calculate a right triangle's height (given the length of the ...
John Walkenbach, 2010
5
Mathematical Tables;: Containing the Common, Hyperbolic, and ...
I. Having the legs ; tofindtlie hypotenuse. Add the cosine of one leg, to the cosine of the other leg; the sum (a- bating radius) is the cosine of the hypotenuse required. Example. In the right-angled triangle abc, having ac 27° 54', and bc 11° 30*; ...
Charles Hutton, 1811
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Pre-Calculus For Dummies
You can remember the trig functions and their definitions by using the mnemonic device SOHCAHTOA, which stands for Sine = Opposite over Hypotenuse Cosine = Adjacent over Hypotenuse Tangent = Opposite over Adjacent ...
Krystle Rose Forseth, Christopher Burger, Michelle Rose Gilman, 2008
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The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and ...
Liu: Here take half the side of the pond, 5 chi, as gou, the depth of the water as the gu, and the length of the reed as the hypotenuse. Obtain the gu and the hypotenuse from the gou and the difference between the gu and the hypotenuse.
Victor J. Katz, Annette Imhausen, 2007
8
Introduction to Programming with C++
Figure 9-6 shows the hypotenuse program's code. The #i ncl ude <cmath> directive on Line 6 is required because the program uses the sq rt function. The directive tells the C++ compiler to include the contents of the cmath file, which contains ...
Diane Zak, 2012
9
Shortcut Geometry: A Quick and Easy Way to Increase Your ...
If you chose (C), you thought that 40 miles was the hypotenuse and solved for a missing leg length. Choice (E) is the sum of the two measures, which is not the shortest distance between the locations. 4. B You are told that this is a right ...
Colleen Schultz, Catherine Jeremko, 2007
10
Practical MATLAB Basics for Engineers
2.4 Examples Example 2.1 Write a MATLAB program that evaluates the hypotenuse of a right triangle with sides A = 4 and B = 3, shown in Figure 2.1. ANALYTICAL Solution Applying the Pythagorean theorem to the triangle of Figure 2.1, the ...
Misza Kalechman, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYPOTENUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hypotenuse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Outdated councillors need to go on 'Road Diet'
But now I'm not sure; I'm beginning to lose confidence in my powers of observation and deduction; the square of the hypotenuse no longer ... «Guelph Mercury, Jul 15»
2
Ajit Balakrishnan: Greek lessons | Business Standard Column
Thus, at an early age I learnt the Pythagoras theorem (the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides of a ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
3
La Biennale di Venezia 2015
The exhibit is articulated around a series of themes: Sacred Numbers, the Fibonacci Sequence, the Hypotenuse, Squaring the Circle and Le ... «VOGUE India, Jul 15»
4
Harry Potter's Child Actors Were Forced To Do WHAT During Their …
'The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.' 'I before E except after C.' 'Wait, what?!' 'Learning is ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
5
Centrifuge Selfies
I drew a line here from edge to edge to define my horizontal axis, as well as the hypotenuse of my base. Simple math (including diagrams) ... «ArmsControlWonk.com, Jun 15»
6
Motörhead at Glastonbury 2015 review – predictable but greasily …
... J Blige's set, slurs “we are Modderead and we're 'ere to play rock'n'rooowll” and sets about tearing the Pyramid stage a new hypotenuse. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
7
The Obtuse Triangle
And, Jackson said, just as the triangle helped Jordan thrive, Jordan was the hypotenuse, completing the system. “Even if you have a good ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
8
Can You Decipher Chevy's All-Emoji Press Release?
Switch into your phone, bowl the hypotenuse, and add gasoline to basketballs. Sporting goods ride bikes. Yes, new bread gets all dolled up to ... «LA Magazine, Jun 15»
9
'The Cartel' A Conversation With Don Winslow
I guess the hypotenuse answer is that it's life in the extreme. I grew up during the New England crime wars, so as a kid, I knew about these ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
10
Collect call: 2015 Topps Finest baseball
I can still hear the question in high school: what is the hypotenuse of a right triangle? Remember how? Use the Pythagorean Theorem, which ... «TBO.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hypotenuse [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hypotenuse>. Apr 2024 ».
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