LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

cathĕtus

Meaning

  1. a perpendicular line

cathĕtus, i, f., = κάθετος (that is sunk down),
I. a perpendicular line, a perpendicular, Vitr. 3, 3; Cod. Just. 8, 10, 12.

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What does cathĕtus mean in Latin?
cathĕtus, a noun, means “a perpendicular line”.