different between cosecant vs secant

English

Etymology

co- +? secant

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: k?'s?k?nt, IPA^(key): /?ko??si?k?nt/

Noun

cosecant (plural cosecants)

1. (trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc

Translations

Anagrams

• coenacts, nectosac

Catalan

Etymology

co- +? secant

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ko.s??kant/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ku.s??kan/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ko.se?kant/

Noun

cosecant f (plural cosecants)

1. (trigonometry) cosecant

Further reading

• “cosecant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

English

Etymology

From Latin secans, present participle of secare (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?'k?nt, IPA^(key): /?si?k?nt/

Noun

secant (plural secants)

1. (geometry) A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
2. (trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec

Related terms

• cosecant
• section
• sector

Translations

Adjective

secant (not comparable)

1. That cuts or divides.

Further reading

• secant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• secant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• ascent, casten, enacts, scante, stance

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin secans.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /s??kant/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /s??kan/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /se?kant/

Noun

secant f (plural secants)

1. (trigonometry) secant

Derived terms

• cosecant

Further reading

• “secant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Latin

Verb

secant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of sec?

Romanian

Etymology

From French sécant.

Noun

secant f (plural secan?i)

1. secant

Declension