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toropū hāngai

1. (noun) apothem.

Ko te toropū hāngai tētahi rārangi mai i te pū o te taparau ki tētahi tapa. E noho hāngai ana te rārangi ki taua tapa (TRP 2010:254). / An apothem is a line from the centre of a polygon to one edge. The line is perpendicular to that edge.

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