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Noun: apothem  'a-pu`them
  1. The perpendicular from the centre to one of the sides of a regular polygon
     
  2. A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable substance by exposure to the air

Derived forms: apothems

Encyclopedia: Apothem

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