SECANTS

Noun

secants

plural of secant

Anagrams

• ascents, catness, cessant, stances

Source: Wiktionary

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