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secant (encz) | secant,sečna n: [mat.] |
Secant (gcide) | Secant \Se"cant\ (s[=e]"k[a^]nt), a. [L. secans, -antis, p. pr.
of secare to cut. See Section.]
Cutting; dividing into two parts; as, a secant line.
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Secant (gcide) | Secant \Secant\, n. [Cf. F. s['e]cante. See Secant, a.]
1. (Geom.) A line that cuts another; especially, a straight
line cutting a curve in two or more points.
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2. (Trig.) 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 of this line to the radius of the circle. See
Trigonometrical function, under Function.
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secant (wn) | secant
n 1: a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more
points
2: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-
angled triangle [syn: secant, sec] |
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cosecant (encz) | cosecant,kosekans n: Zdeněk Brož |
secant (encz) | secant,sečna n: [mat.] |
Cosecant (gcide) | Cosecant \Co*se"cant\ (k?-s?"k?nt), n. [For co. secans, an
abbrev. of L. complementi secans.] (Trig.)
The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust.
of Functions.
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Intersecant (gcide) | Intersecant \In`ter*se"cant\, a. [L. intersecans, p. pr. of
intersecare. See Intersect.]
Dividing into parts; crossing; intersecting.
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arc cosecant (wn) | arc cosecant
n 1: the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number [syn:
arc cosecant, arccosecant, inverse cosecant] |
arc secant (wn) | arc secant
n 1: the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a
secant equal to a given number [syn: arc secant,
arcsecant, arcsec, inverse secant] |
arccosecant (wn) | arccosecant
n 1: the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number [syn:
arc cosecant, arccosecant, inverse cosecant] |
arcsecant (wn) | arcsecant
n 1: the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a
secant equal to a given number [syn: arc secant,
arcsecant, arcsec, inverse secant] |
cosecant (wn) | cosecant
n 1: ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-
angled triangle [syn: cosecant, cosec] |
inverse cosecant (wn) | inverse cosecant
n 1: the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number [syn:
arc cosecant, arccosecant, inverse cosecant] |
inverse secant (wn) | inverse secant
n 1: the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a
secant equal to a given number [syn: arc secant,
arcsecant, arcsec, inverse secant] |
secant (wn) | secant
n 1: a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more
points
2: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-
angled triangle [syn: secant, sec] |
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