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Webster 1913 Edition


Apothem

Ap′o-them

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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

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Noun.
[Gr. from, and word. It would be eligible to reduce this harsh word to apothem.]
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.

Definition 2024


apothem

apothem

English

The apothem of a hexagon.

Noun

apothem (plural apothems)

  1. (geometry) The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle.
  2. (geometry) 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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