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orthocenter

noun
or·​tho·​cen·​ter | \ ˈȯr-thÉ™-ËŒsen-tÉ™r How to pronounce orthocenter (audio) \

Definition of orthocenter

: the common intersection of the three altitudes of a triangle or their extensions or of the several altitudes of a polyhedron provided these latter exist and meet in a point

First Known Use of orthocenter

1866, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for orthocenter

International Scientific Vocabulary

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