Orthocenter
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Orthocenter is a noun meaning (geometry) One of the centers (UK:centres) of a triangle, defined as being the intersection of its three altitudes; in an acute triangle, it is inside the triangle; in an obtuse triangle, it is outside the triangle; in a right-angled triangle it is the vertex opposite the hypotenuse and so is on the triangle.
Meaning
(geometry) One of the centers (UK:centres) of a triangle, defined as being the intersection of its three altitudes; in an acute triangle, it is inside the triangle; in an obtuse triangle, it is outside the triangle; in a right-angled triangle it is the vertex opposite the hypotenuse and so is on the triangle.
Word Forms
- orthocenters
- orthocentre
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include orthocentre, centroid, incenter, circumcenter, center, orthogon.
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