slant height

American

noun

Geometry.

(of a right circular cone) the distance from the vertex to any point on the circumference of the base.

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 Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

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