slant height

noun Geometry.

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

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Nearby words

slank, slant, slant board, slant culture, slant front, slant height, slant rhyme, slant-eyed, slant-in, slant-top, slanter

Origin of slant height

First recorded in 1790–1800

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