Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
SECANT
secant, sec
(noun) ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
secant
(noun) a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
secant (plural secants)
(geometry) A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec
Adjective
secant (not comparable)
That cuts or divides.
Anagrams
• ascent, casten, enacts, scante, stance
Source: Wiktionary
Se"cant, a. Etym: [L. secans, -antis, p.pr. of secare to cut. See Section.]
Definition: Cutting; divivding into two parts; as, a secant line.
Secant, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sécante. See Secant, a.]
1. (Geom.)
Definition: A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points.
2. (Trig.)
Definition: A right line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc, and terminated by a tangent drawn from the other end; the number expressing the ratio line of this line to the radius of the circle. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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