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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)
- (geometry) A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
- (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)
- 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)
- (trigonometry) secant
Derived terms
- cosecant
Further reading
- “secant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
Verb
secant
- third-person plural present active indicative of sec?
Romanian
Etymology
From French sécant.
Noun
secant f (plural secan?i)
- secant
Declension
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exsecant
English
Noun
exsecant (plural exsecants)
- (trigonometry) The trigonometric function sec(x) ? 1. Abbreviation: exsec
Related terms
- excosecant
- secant
Translations
Anagrams
- extances
Latin
Verb
exsecant
- third-person plural present active indicative of exsec?
exsecant From the web:
- what is a secant function
- secant = what
- what is a secant
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