hypothenuse

[ hahy-poth-uh-noos, -nyoos ]

/ haɪˈpɒθ əˌnus, -ˌnyus /

Words nearby hypothenuse

It meets the hypothenuse at an obliquity greater than the limiting angle, and is therefore totally reflected.

Six Lectures on Light |John Tyndall
The true and the beautiful was never better demonstrated by Euclid through angle, square, or hypothenuse.

The Oriental Rug |William D. Ellwanger
The latter is usually based on the known relation of an hypothenuse to its base and altitude.

Carpentry and Woodwork |Edwin W. Foster
For the hypothenuse of a triangle is clearly always shorter than the sum of the other sides.

Railroads: Rates and Regulations |William Z. Ripley

If you hadn't you'd know that a square deal on the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the square deals on the other two sides.

Through the Outlooking Glass |Simeon Strunsky