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hypotenuse

/haɪˈpɒt.ən.juːz/

Traduction: Côté le plus long d'un triangle rectangle, opposé à l'angle droit.

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noun

/haɪˈpɒt.ən.juːz/C2formaltechnical
  • frCôté le plus long d'un triangle rectangle, opposé à l'angle droit.

The longest side of a right-angled triangle, opposite the right angle.

  1. Longest side of a right triangleB2formaltechnical

    The side opposite the right angle in a right-angled triangle, which is the longest side.

    frHypoténuse

    • In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is always the longest side.
    • To find the hypotenuse, use the Pythagorean theorem.
    • The length of the hypotenuse is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Formes
  • hypotenuses plural form
  • hypotenuses' possessive plural form
  • hypotenuse's possessive singular form