hypothenuse

[ hahy-poth-uh-noos, -nyoos ]

/ haɪˈpɒθ əˌnus, -ˌnyus /

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How to use hypothenuse in a sentence

For the hypothenuse of a triangle is clearly always shorter than the sum of the other sides.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
Curiously enough, the base of his nose also was an hypothenuse.
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871|Various
The true and the beautiful was never better demonstrated by Euclid through angle, square, or hypothenuse.
The Oriental Rug|William D. Ellwanger
It meets the hypothenuse at an obliquity greater than the limiting angle, and is therefore totally reflected.
Six Lectures on Light|John Tyndall

If you hadn't you'd know that a square deal on the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the square deals on the other two sides.
Through the Outlooking Glass|Simeon Strunsky