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Webster 1913 Edition
Apothem
Ap′o-them
,Noun.
[Gr.
ἀπό
+ θέμα
that which is placed, τιθέναι
to place.] 1.
(Math.)
The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon.
2.
A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable substance by exposure to the air.
Webster 1828 Edition
Apothem
AP'OTHEM
,Noun.
A remarkable saying; a short, sententious, instructive remark, uttered on a particular occasion, or by a distinguished character; as that of Cyrus, 'He is unworthy to be a magistrate, who is not better than his subjects;' or that of Cato, men by doing nothing, soon learn to do mischief.