orthocenter
1Orthocenter — Or tho*cen ter, n. [Ortho + center.] (Geom.) That point in which the three perpendiculars let fall from the angles of a triangle upon the opposite sides, or the sides produced, mutually intersect. [1913 Webster] …
2orthocenter — [ôr′thə sent΄ər] n. Geom. the point where the three altitudes of a triangle intersect …
3orthocenter — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1869 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 …
4orthocenter — /awr theuh sen teuhr/, n. Geom. the point of intersection of the three altitudes of a triangle. [1865 70; ORTHO + CENTER] * * * …
5orthocenter — noun the intersection of the three lines that can be drawn flowing from the three corners of a triangle to a point along the opposite side where each line intersect that side at a 90 degree angle; in an acute triangle, it is inside the triangle;… …
6orthocenter — n. (Geometry) point where the three altitudes of a triangle cross each other …
7orthocenter — or·tho·center …
8orthocenter — or•tho•cen•ter [[t]ˈɔr θəˌsɛn tər[/t]] n. math. the point of intersection of the three altitudes of a triangle • Etymology: 1865–70 …
9orthocenter — …
10Altitude (triangle) — Orthocenter and Orthocentre redirect here. For the orthocentric system, see Orthocentric system. Three altitudes intersecting at the orthocenter In geometry, an altitude of a triangle is a straight line through a vertex and perpendicular to (i.e …
