hypotenuse
/haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/noun
- the longest side of a right-angled triangle, opposite the right angle(直角三角形的)斜边。
词源
late 16th cent.: via Latin hypotenusa from Greek hupoteinousa (grammē) 'subtending (line)', from the verb hupoteinein (from hupo 'under' + teinein 'stretch').