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Hypotnuse

Description:

The hypotnuse is the longest side of a right-angled triangle, opposite the right angle. It can also refer to the line segment that connects two nonadjacent vertices of a polygon.

Parts of Speech:

• Noun
• Verb

Senses and Usages:

Noun:

Sense 1: The side of a right-angled triangle:

• Example: The hypotnuse of a triangle can be calculated using the Pythagorean theorem.

Sense 2: The line segment connecting two nonadjacent vertices of a polygon:

• Example: To find the length of the hypotnuse, measure the line segment between the given vertices.

Verb:

Sense 1: To find the length of the hypotnuse:

• Example: She hypotnused the triangle accurately using the given measurements.

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