"apothem" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæp.ə.θɛm/ Audio: en-us-apothegm.ogg Forms: apothems [plural]
enPR: ăpə-thĕm′ Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀπόθεμα (apóthema, “deposit”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, away”) + θέμα (théma, “that which is laid down”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{uder|en|grc|ἀπόθεμα||deposit}} Ancient Greek ἀπόθεμα (apóthema, “deposit”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} apothem (plural apothems)
  1. (geometry) The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle. Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord): apoteema (Finnish), apothème (French), Inkreisradius [masculine] (German), απόστημα (apóstima) [feminine] (Greek), apotema (Indonesian), toropū hāngai (Maori), apotema [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-apothem-en-noun-p6uPftjN Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord': 61 39
  2. (geometry) The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special case of the above). Categories (topical): Geometry, Mathematics Translations (the distance from the center of a polygon to a side): апотема (apotema) (Bulgarian), 邊心距 /边心距 (biānxīnjù) (Chinese Mandarin), apoteema (Finnish), apothème (French), Inkreisradius [masculine] (German), απόστημα (apóstima) [feminine] (Greek), apotéma (Hungarian), apotemo (Ido), apotema (Indonesian), toropū hāngai (Maori), apotema [feminine] (Polish), apótema [masculine] (Portuguese), apotema [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-apothem-en-noun-1RX5h1Sv Disambiguation of Mathematics: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 93 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'the distance from the center of a polygon to a side': 44 56

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