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orthocenter

American

[awr-thuh-sen-ter] / ˈɔr θəˌsɛn tər /

noun

Geometry.

the point of intersection of the three altitudes of a triangle.

Etymology

Origin of orthocenter

First recorded in 1865–70; ortho- + center

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