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单词 cathetus
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cathetus

[ kath-i-tuhs, kuh-thee-tuhs ]
/ ˈkæθ ɪ təs, kəˈθi təs /

noun, plural cath·e·ti [kath-i-tahy, kuh-thee-tahy]. /ˈkæθ ɪˌtaɪ, kəˈθi taɪ/.

(in an Ionic capital) the vertical guideline through the eye of a volute, from which the form of the volute is determined.

Origin of cathetus

1565–75; <Latin (noun) <Greek káthetos perpendicular, equivalent to kathe- (see catheter) + -tos adj. suffix

Words nearby cathetus

Cather, Willa, catheter, catheter embolus, catheterization, catheterize, cathetus, cathexis, Cathie, Cathleen, Catho, cathode
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  • This will be the size of the eye, and in it draw a diameter on the line of the "cathetus."

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