Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hypotenuse \Hy*pot"e*nuse\, Hypothenuse \Hy*poth"e*nuse\, n. [L.
hypotenusa, Gr. ?, prob., subtending (sc. ?), fr. ? to
stretch under, subtend; ? under + ? to stretch. See
Subtend.] (Geom.)
The side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite to the
right angle.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hypotenuse
n 1: the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
hypotenuse
The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the
right angle.
(2004-02-15)