Apothem

noun

/ˈæp.ə.θɛm/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounThe perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle.

2.nounThe distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special case of the above).

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