hypotenuse hypotenuse

noun

( hypotenuse )
the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

The hypotenuse of the right-angled triangle was 5cm
The hypotenuse of the right-angled triangle was 5cm

( sickle feather )
one of the long curved tail feathers of a rooster

( circulating library, lending library )
library that provides books for use outside the building

( acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, upgrade, rise )
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

the car couldn't make it up the rise
the car couldn't make it up the rise