Search "secant" in:
Browse words next to:
Browse the Dictionary:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
#

secant

One entry found.

Main Entry:
se·cant 
          Listen to the pronunciation of secant
Pronunciation:
\ˈsē-ˌkant, -kənt\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin secant-, secans, from Latin, present participle of secare to cut — more at saw
Date:
1593
1: a straight line cutting a curve at two or more points2: a straight line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc to a tangent drawn from the other end of the arc3 a: a trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio of the hypotenuse of a right triangle of which the angle is considered part and the leg adjacent to the angle b: a trigonometric function sec θ that is the reciprocal of the cosine for all real numbers θ for which the cosine is not zero and that is exactly equal to the secant of an angle of measure θ in radians


Share this entry:    Share this word with digg Share this word with reddit Share this word with technorati Share this word with del.icio.us Share this word with furl Share this word with stumbleupon Share this word with google Share this word with blinklist Share this word with newsvine Share this word with facebook Share this word with myspace

Link to this page:   


Cite this page: