slant height
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of slant height
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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The lateral area of a regular pyramid is equal to half the product of its slant height by the perimeter of its base.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
The lateral area of a frustum of a cone of revolution is equal to half the sum of the circumferences of its bases multiplied by the slant height.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
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