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English Dictionary: Hypotenuse by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hypotenuse
n
  1. the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hypotenuse \Hy*pot"e*nuse\, Hypothenuse \Hy*poth"e*nuse\, n. [L.
      hypotenusa, Gr. [?], prob., subtending (sc. [?]), fr. [?] to
      stretch under, subtend; [?] under + [?] to stretch. See
      {Subtend}.] (Geom.)
      The side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite to the
      right angle.
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