English Dictionary: apothem | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Apothem \Ap"o*them\, n. [Gr. [?] + [?] that which is placed, [?] to place.] 1. (Math.) The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon. 2. A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable substance by exposure to the air. |