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trigonometry

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. trigonometry (noun)
  2. analytic trigonometry (noun)
  3. plane trigonometry (noun)
  4. spherical trigonometry (noun)

trig·o·nom·e·try

noun \ˌtri-gə-ˈnä-mə-trē\

Definition of TRIGONOMETRY

: the study of the properties of triangles and trigonometric functions and of their applications
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Origin of TRIGONOMETRY

New Latin trigonometria, from Greek trigōnon + -metria -metry
First Known Use: 1614

Rhymes with TRIGONOMETRY

craniometry, mass spectrometry, plane geometry, sociometry

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