Etymology

orthogonium

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Today it means: right-angled triangle Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀρθογώνιος“right-angled”
  2. English todayorthogonium

From Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος (orthogṓnios, “right-angled”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὀρθογώνιος all →

orthogonal

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