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cathetuses

cathetuses is the plural of cathetus.

Meaning of cathetus

Noun

cathetus (plural catheti or cathetuses)

  1. A line perpendicular to a surface (or line); in particular, either of the sides of a right triangle other than its hypotenuse.
    Synonyms:
    leg

Questions about cathetuses

What is cathetuses the plural of?
Cathetuses is the plural of cathetus.

Words near cathetuses in the dictionary

  1. catheters
  2. catheti
  3. cathetometer
  4. cathetometers
  5. cathetus
  6. cathetuses
  7. cathexes
  8. cathexion
  9. cathexions
  10. cathexis
  11. Cathey

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