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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