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secant

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

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excosecant

English

Noun

excosecant (plural excosecants)

  1. (trigonometry) The trigonometric function csc(x) ? 1. Abbreviation: excsc

Related terms

  • exsecant
  • secant

Translations

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