kathetal

Meanings

• A term used in geometry to describe a line that passes through the center of a circle and touches the circle at two points.

  - "The kathetal line passes through the center of the circle and touches the circle at points A and B."
  - "Given a circle with center O and radius 5 units, find the equation of the kathetal line that passes through the center of the circle."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with kathetal
kathetal , prorate , rotate , elate , collocate

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Homonyms

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1. Catheter (en) :
   

2. Kathetal (el) :
   

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Homophones

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1. Catheter () :
   

2. Cathode () :
   

3. Catalyst () :
   

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Variants

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pathetic , pathetical , pathetically

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Forms

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{"term"=>"kathetal (adjective)", "description"=>"Used to describe a line or object that passes through the center of a circle and touches the circle at two points."}, {"term"=>"kathetal (verb)", "description"=>"To pass through the center of a circle and touch the circle at two points, forming a kathetal line or object."}

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'katheteroun', which means 'to bring down a line' or 'to touch the circle with a line'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Circle: A shape with all points on the edge equal distance from the center point. A circle is the set of all points in a plane that are at a constant distance from a given point in the plane, called the center of the circle.

2. Radius: The distance from the center of a circle to any point on the circle. The radius is a measure of the size of a circle and is equal to half the diameter of the circle.

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How to Memorize "kathetal"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a circle with a center point O. Draw a line that passes through the center point O and touches the circle at two points, A and B. This line is called the kathetal line.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'kathetal' with the concept of a line that passes through the center of a circle and touches the circle at two points.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the following mnemonic to remember the definition of 'kathetal': 'A line that KatHETically passes through the center of a circle and TOUches the circle at two points.'

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