Complete Definition of "apothem"

English
Image:Apothem of hexagon.svg|thumb|right|The apothem of a hexagon.

Etymology
From Greek Apo- + thema - something laid down.

Noun
apothem

  1. The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides.

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
trans-top|the distance from the center of a polygon to a side
French: apothème
Ido: apotemo
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Portuguese: apótema m
Spanish: apotema f
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Revision and Credits for"apothem"
  • 2007-05-29 07:07 - AutoFormat - +{{rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat would have corrected level of Translations)}}, -{{top}} +{{trans-top|the distance from the center of a polygon to a side}}

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