noun

• The longest side of a right-angled triangle, opposite the right angle.

  ‘Can we have any other Pythagorean triangles with a Fibonacci number as the hypotenuse (the longest side)?’

  More example sentences

  • ‘In fact it is the length of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle which had sides of length one.’
  • ‘In case you have forgotten your high school geometry, the hypotenuse is the side opposite the right angle.’
  • ‘The square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the legs.’
  • ‘He sees the hypotenuse of a right triangle made by the deck, the mast and the front edge of the beam moving down to the deck.’