"cathetus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæ.θɪ.təs/, /kəˈθɪ.təs/ Forms: catheti [plural], cathetuses [plural]
Etymology: From Latin cathetus, from Ancient Greek κάθετος (káthetos, “perpendicular”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|cathetus}} Latin cathetus, {{uder|en|grc|κάθετος||perpendicular}} Ancient Greek κάθετος (káthetos, “perpendicular”) Head templates: {{en-noun|catheti|+}} cathetus (plural catheti or cathetuses)
  1. (geometry) A line perpendicular to a surface (or line); in particular, either of the sides of a right triangle other than its hypotenuse. Categories (topical): Geometry Synonyms (side of a right triangle): leg Translations (either of the sides of a right triangle other than its hypotenuse): ضلع قائم (Arabic), էջ (ēǰ) (Armenian), catet [masculine] (Catalan), odvěsna [feminine] (Czech), katete [common-gender] (Danish), rechthoekszijde [feminine] (Dutch), stuttsíða [feminine] (Faroese), kateetti (Finnish), cathète [feminine] (French), cateto [masculine] (Galician), Kathete [feminine] (German), נִצָּב (nitzáv) [masculine] (Hebrew), befogó (Hungarian), skammhlið [feminine] (Icelandic), kateto (Ido), cateto [masculine] (Italian), 隣辺 (rinpen) (Japanese), កាតែត (kaataet) (Khmer), кате́та (katéta) [feminine] (Macedonian), katet [masculine] (Norwegian), przyprostokątna [feminine] (Polish), cateto [masculine] (Portuguese), ка́тет (kátet) [masculine] (Russian), кате́та [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), katéta [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), cateto [masculine] (Spanish), katet [common-gender] (Swedish), ด้านประกอบมุมฉาก (dâan-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-mum-chàak) (Thai)

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