Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
SECANTLY
SECANT
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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