Definition
The hypotenuse is the longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle. It is the side used in the famous Pythagorean theorem, a² + b² = c².
Etymology
From Latin "hypotenusa," from Greek "hypoteinousa" meaning "the side stretching under." It literally described the side that "stretches under" the right angle in a triangle diagram.
Kelly Says
The hypotenuse isn’t just a random side—it’s the geometric superstar that lets you turn two perpendicular lengths into a direct distance. GPS, 3D graphics, and even measuring how far a ladder reaches all quietly depend on that one side.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
BNবাংলা
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
CACatalà
hipotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
CSČeština
hypotéza
hi-po-te-za
DADansk
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
DEDeutsch
Hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-ze
ELΕλληνικά
υποτενούσα
i-po-te-nu-sa
ESEspañol
hipotenusa
hi-po-te-nu-sa
FAفارسی
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
FISuomi
hypotenusa
hi-po-te-nu-sa
FRFrançais
hypoténuse
i-po-te-nu-z
GUGU
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
HAHA
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
HEעברית
היפוטנז
ha-i-po-ten-uz
HIहिन्दी
माध्याधीन
maadh-yaadheen
HUMagyar
hipotenusz
hi-po-te-nu-sz
IDBahasa Indonesia
hipotenusa
hi-po-te-nu-sa
IGIG
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
ITItaliano
ipotenusa
i-po-te-nu-sa
KKKK
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
KMKM
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
MRMR
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
MSBahasa Melayu
hipotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
MYမြန်မာ
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
NLNederlands
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-ze
NONorsk
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
PAPA
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
PLPolski
hipotenuza
hi-po-te-nu-za
PTPortuguês
hipotenusa
hi-po-te-nu-sa
RORomână
hipotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-za
RUРусский
гипотенуза
gi-po-ten-uza
SVSvenska
hypotenusa
hi-po-te-nu-sa
SWKiswahili
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
TAதமிழ்
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
TEతెలుగు
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
THไทย
ด้านตรงข้าม
daen tong-kham
TLTL
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
TRTürkçe
hipotenüs
hi-po-te-nus
UKУкраїнська
гіпотенуза
hi-po-ten-uza
URاردو
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
VITiếng Việt
cạnh huyền
canh hue-yen
YOYO
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa
ZUZU
hypotenuse
hi-po-te-nu-sa