- apothem, apotheme
- A precipitate caused by long boiling of a vegetable infusion or by its exposure to air. [G. apo, from, + thema, something set down, fr. tithemi, to place]
Medical dictionary. 2011.
apothem, apotheme
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apothem — n. Geom. a line from the centre of a regular polygon at right angles to any of its sides. Etymology: Gk apotithemi put aside (as APO , tithemi place) * * * apothem (ˈæpəθɪm) [mod. f. Gr. ἀποτιθέ ναι to set off, put aside, deposit, etc.; after… … Useful english dictionary
apothem — /ap euh them /, n. Geom. a perpendicular from the center of a regular polygon to one of its sides. [1855 60; < F apothème, prob. on the model of Gk hypóthema base; see APO , THEME] * * * … Universalium
apothem — ap•o•them [[t]ˈæp əˌθɛm[/t]] n. math. a perpendicular from the center of a regular polygon to one of its sides • Etymology: 1855–60; < F apothème … From formal English to slang
