How to pronounce apothem
American English pronunciation
AP-uh-them
- IPA
- /ˈæpəθɛm/
- Syllables
- AP · uh · them (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What apothem means
The distance from a regular shape's center to one side
In a sentence: To find the hexagon's area, Mia measured its apothem from the center to the middle of one edge.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word for something put away or set down.
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