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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cathetus

· Cath·e·tus · IPA /ˈkæ.θɪ.təs/
01 n. One line or radius falling perpendicularly on another; as, the catheti of a right-angled triangle, that is, the two sides that include the …
pl. catheti ((#))
  1. 1.
    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.(Geom.)