orthocenter

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) orthocentre

Etymology

From ortho- +‎ center.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ)

Noun

The orthocenter of an acute triangle.

orthocenter (plural orthocenters)

1. (geometry) The intersection of the three lines that can be drawn flowing from the three corners of a triangle to a point along the opposite side where each line intersects that side at a 90 degree angle; in an acute triangle, it is inside the triangle; in an obtuse triangle, it is outside the triangle.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 垂心 (seoi⁴ sam¹)

  Mandarin: 垂心 (zh) (chuíxīn)

• Finnish: ortokeskus, korkeusjanojen leikkauspiste
• Japanese: 垂心 (ja) (suishin)
• Korean: 수심 (ko) (susim)
• Vietnamese: trực tâm (vi)

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