Synonyms & related words for hypotenuse

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Words related to hypotenuse

Explore words related to hypotenuse — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include equilateral, bisector, apothem, isosceles, parallelogram, trisector, equiangular, cosine. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does hypotenuse come from?

The word hypotenuse breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: hypo-, from Greek hupo (“under, below”); and -ten, from Greek teino (“stretch”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.