English word orthocenter comes from English center, English ortho-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| center | English (en) | (American football, Canadian football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.. (architecture) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.. (basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.. (engineering) A conical recess or indentation in the end of a [...] |
| ortho- | English (en) | (chemistry) Having an extra proportion of water. (chemistry) in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in adjacent positions (compare meta- and para-). (physics) of any molecule of the form X2 in which the two nuclei have parallel spin. Straight, right, proper. |
| orthocenter | English (en) | (geometry) : 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 intersects that side at a 90 degree angle; in an acute triangle, it is inside the triangle; in an obtuse triangle, it is outside the triangle. |