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COSECANT
cosecant, cosec
(noun) ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cosecant (plural cosecants)
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc
Anagrams
• coenacts, nectosac
Source: Wiktionary
Co*se"cant (k-s"knt), n. Etym: [For co. secans, an abbrev. of L. complementi secans.] (Trig.)
Definition: The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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