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apothems

apothems is the plural of apothem.

Meaning of apothem

Noun

apothem (plural apothems)

  1. The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle.
  2. The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special case of the above).

Questions about apothems

What is apothems the plural of?
Apothems is the plural of apothem.

Words near apothems in the dictionary

  1. apothegmic
  2. apothegms
  3. apotheke
  4. apothekes
  5. apothem
  6. apothems
  7. apotheose
  8. apotheosed
  9. apotheoses
  10. apotheosing
  11. apotheosis

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