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Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shahen
"直角三角形の直角に向かい合う最も長い辺を斜辺と呼びます。"
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2 senses- 1
The longest side of a right-angled triangle, situated opposite the right angle.
"To find the length of the hypotenuse, you can use the Pythagorean theorem." - 2
In a geometric context, any line segment that forms the longest boundary opposite a 90-degree corner.
"The diagonal brace acts as a hypotenuse, stabilizing the rectangular wooden frame against lateral forces."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin hypotenusa, from the Ancient Greek hypoteinousa, feminine present participle of hypoteino meaning 'to stretch under' (from hypo- 'under' + teino 'to stretch'). The term was adopted into English geometry in the late 16th century to describe the side stretching opposite the right angle in a right-angled triangle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hypotenuse" is said worldwide
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hypoténuse
Transliteration: i.pɔ.te.nyz
"Dans un triangle rectangle, le carré de l'hypoténuse est égal à la somme des carrés des deux autres côtés."
Hypotenuse
Transliteration: hypo.teˈnuː.zə
"Die Hypotenuse ist immer die längste Seite eines rechtwinkligen Dreiecks."
ipotenusa
Transliteration: i.po.teˈnu.za
"Calcola la lunghezza dell'ipotenusa usando il teorema di Pitagora."
hipotenusa
Transliteration: i.po.teˈnu.sa
"La hipotenusa es el lado opuesto al ángulo recto en un triángulo rectángulo."
hipotenusa
Transliteration: i.po.teˈnu.zɐ
"O quadrado da hipotenusa é igual à soma dos quadrados dos catetos."
कर्ण
Transliteration: karna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"समकोण त्रिभुज में सबसे लंबी भुजा को कर्ण कहते हैं।"
斜边
Transliteration: xiébiān
Script: 中文汉字
"直角三角形中最长的一条边叫做斜边。"
빗변
Transliteration: bitbyeon
Script: 한국어 한글
"직각삼각형에서 직각과 마주보는 가장 긴 변을 빗변이라고 합니다."
斜辺
Transliteration: shahen
Script: 日本語
"直角三角形の直角に向かい合う最も長い辺を斜辺と呼びます。"
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