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Definition of
hypotenuse noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
hypotenuse
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
haɪˈpɑtnˌus
/
/
(
geometry
)
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the side opposite the
right angle
of a
right-angled
triangle
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hypotenuse
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