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slant height
noun
Geometry.
- (of a right circular cone) the distance from the vertex to any point on the circumference of the base.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of slant height1
First recorded in 1790–1800
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The lateral area of a regular pyramid is equal to half the product of its slant height by the perimeter of its base.
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The lateral area of a frustum of a cone of revolution is equal to half the sum of the circumferences of its bases multiplied by the slant height.
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