Definition of catheti. Meaning of catheti. Synonyms of catheti

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Definition of catheti

catheti
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 catheti from wikipedia

- triangle, a cathetus (originally from the Gr**** word Κάθετος; plural: catheti), commonly known as a leg, is either of the sides that are adjacent to...
- theorem. Using the common notation that the length of the two legs (or catheti) of the triangle (the sides perpendicular to each other) are a and b and...
- (green) as their hypotenuses. The catheti of the left triangle are −y1{\displaystyle -y_{1}} and f and the catheti of the right triangle are x1{\displaystyle...
- the figure). The sides adjacent to the right angle are called legs (or catheti, singular: cathetus). Side a{\displaystyle a} may be identified as the...
- the Early Cretaceous. The only known species is the type Muiscasaurus catheti. The fossils of Muiscasaurus were found in the Paja Formation, whose sediments...
- longest side of the triangle. The other two sides are called the legs or catheti (singular: cathetus) of the triangle. Right triangles obey the Pythagorean...
- formation the fossil ichthyosaurs Platypterygius sachicarum and Muiscasaurus catheti and the brachiosaur Padillasaurus leivaensis and pliosaur Brachauchenius...
- two sides are equidistant. The rafter is the hypotenuse and the legs or catheti of the triangle are the top wall plates of the structure. The side cut...
- in Aegirosaurus leptospondylus, Sveltonectes insolitus and Muiscasaurus catheti) (Bardet & Fernández, 2000; Fischer et al., 2011a; Maxwell et al., 2015...
- Muiscasaurus catheti...