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hypotenusehy‧pot‧e‧nuse /haɪˈpɒtənjuːz $ -ˈpɑːtənuːs, -nuːz/ noun [countable] technical HMthe longest side of a triangle that has a right angleOrigin hypotenuse (1500-1600) Latin hypotenusa, from Greek, from hypoteinein “to stretch under”
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