Hypotenuse

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hypotenuse
       n : the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle