"orthocenter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: orthocenters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ) Etymology: ortho- + center Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ortho|center}} ortho- + center Head templates: {{en-noun}} orthocenter (plural orthocenters)
  1. (geometry) The intersection of the three lines that can be drawn flowing from the three corners of a triangle to a point along the opposite side where each line intersects that side at a 90 degree angle; in an acute triangle, it is inside the triangle; in an obtuse triangle, it is outside the triangle. Categories (topical): Geometry Synonyms: orthocentre [UK] Translations (Translations): 垂心 (seoi⁴ sam¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 垂心 (chuíxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), ortokeskus (Finnish), korkeusjanojen leikkauspiste (Finnish), 垂心 (suishin) (Japanese), 수심 (susim) (Korean), trực tâm (Vietnamese)

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