slant height

Noun

Meaning

slant height (plural slant heights)

The distance from any point on the circle of a right circular cone to its apex.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Mathematical pyramids and triangles A pyramid in which the apothem (slant height along the bisector of a face) is equal to times the semi-base (half the base width) is sometimes called a golden pyramid. Source: Internet

That can also be rewritten as or where r is the radius and l is the slant height of the cone. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

slant bar slant distance slant eye slant line slant of wind slant range