apothem

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/ˈæp.ə.θɛm/

Definition of apothem

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle.

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noun

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

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From Ancient Greek ἀπόθεμα (apóthema, “deposit”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, away”) + θέμα (théma, “that which is laid down”).

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