Definition of Cathetus. Meaning of Cathetus. Synonyms of Cathetus

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Definition of Cathetus

Cathetus
Cathetus Cath"e*tus, n.; pl. catheti. [L., fr. Gr. ? a perpendicular line, fr. ? let down, fr. ?. See Catheter.] (Geom.) One line or radius falling perpendicularly on another; as, the catheti of a right-angled triangle, that is, the two sides that include the right angle. --Barlow.

Meaning of Cathetus from wikipedia

- Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cathetus". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 532. Look up cathetus in Wiktionary, the free...
- {a}{c}}\right)\,} in which a {\displaystyle a\,} is the other cathetus. Mathematics portal Cathetus Triangle Space diagonal Nonhypotenuse number Taxicab geometry...
- Cathetus is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The only species is Cathetus euthysticha. It was described by Fletcher, in 1979. This genus...
- angle with another given side Adjacent side (right triangle), the side (or cathetus) of a right triangle that touches a given non-right angle This disambiguation...
- triangle". Thus koṭi-jyā could also mean the other cathetus of a right triangle, the first cathetus being the jyā.[clarification needed] Utkrama means...
- sides adjacent to the right angle are called legs (or catheti, singular: cathetus). Side a {\displaystyle a} may be identified as the side adjacent to angle...
- he constructs. One cathetus (short side) goes in a straight line from the landmark to the surveyor's position. The second cathetus is drawn from the surveyor's...
- from Trieste to Cape Matapan (c. 1270–1285 km) are shorter than the land cathetus from Trieste to Odesa (c. 1330–1365 km). The land has too long a land border...
- Chodat Arachnodes Gagnep. Ardinghalia Comm. ex A.Juss. Asterandra Klotzsch Cathetus Lour. Ceramanthus H****k. Chlorolepis Nutt. Chorisandra Wight, nom. illeg...
- Aphyodes Arussiana Asyngria Bicavernosa Calledapteryx Callizzia Capnophylla Cathetus Ceronaba Chaetoceras Chaetopyga Chionoplema Chrysocestis Chundana Cirrhura...