Definition of Right triangle

1. Noun. A triangle with one right angle.

Exact synonyms: Right-angled Triangle
Generic synonyms: Triangle, Trigon, Trilateral
Terms within: Hypotenuse
Antonyms: Oblique Triangle

Definition of Right triangle

1. Noun. (geometry) A triangle having a right angle as one of its interior angles. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Right Triangle

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right to an attorney
right to choose
right to confront accusors
right to die
right to due process
right to keep and bear arms
right to liberty
right to life
right to petition
right to privacy
right to roam
right to speedy and public trial by jury
right to the pursuit of happiness
right to vote
right triangle
right triangles
right triangular ligament
right up someone's alley
right ventricle
right ventricular hypertrophy
right whale
right wing
rightable
rightabout
rightabouts
rightard

Literary usage of Right triangle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Plane and Spherical Trigonometry by George Albert Wentworth (1888)
"In a right triangle prove that sin (b + c) = 2 cos2 } A ... If, in a right triangle, p denote the arc of the great circle passing through the vertex of the ..."

2. The Principles and Practice of Surveying by Charles Blaney Breed, George Leonard Hosmer (1908)
"Inaccessible Distance by right triangle Method. — In Fig. 78 the line AB is made any convenient length and at any convenient angle to the transit line. ..."

3. Plane and Spherical Trigonometry by George Albert Wentworth, George Anthony Hill (1882)
"Define a quadrantal triangle, and show how its solution may be reduced to that of the right triangle. 24. Solve the quadrantal triangle whose sides are : a ..."

4. Plane Trigonometry and Tables by George Albert Wentworth (1902)
"If the polygon has n sides, the angle of this right triangle at the centre of the polygon is equal to 1 /360' 180° 2\ я /' n or and the triangle may be ..."

5. Plane and Spherical Trigonometry by George Albert Wentworth (1891)
"In a right triangle prove that tan a cos c = sin b cot B. 35. ... If, in a right triangle, p denote the arc of the great circle passing through the vertex ..."

6. Alternating-current Electricity and Its Applications to Industry by William Henry Timbie, Henry Harold Higbie (1914)
"A right triangle. of a right triangle is - of the o hypothenuse. ... By adding the lines d and < to the parallelogram, a right triangle is made by ..."

7. Plane and Spherical Trigonometry by George Albert Wentworth (1891)
"In a right triangle prove that tan a cos с = sin b cot B. 35. ... 36: In a right triangle prove that sin (6 + с) = 2 cos2 i A cos b sin c. 37. ..."

8. Alternating-current Electricity and Its Applications to Industry by William Henry Timbie, Henry Harold Higbie (1914)
"A right triangle. Problem 40a. In Fig. lOa, find the value of T by means of the tangent ... One of the legs of a right triangle is - of the 8 hypothenuse. ..."

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