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orthocenter

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españolortocentro
Françaisorthocentre
10 more languages
Ελληνικάορθόκεντρο
Italianoortocentro
日本語垂心
한국어수심
Portuguêsortocentro
Românăortocentru
Русскийортоце́нтр
Tiếng Việttrực tâm

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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