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cosecant

Noun

co=se=cant

WORDNET DICTIONARY

cosecant(n = noun.linkdef) cosec - ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle; Array

is a kind of circular function, trigonometric function

cosecant, n. [For co. secans, an abbrev. of L. complementi secans.].

The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions. [1913 Webster]

cosecant, n. Math. the ratio of the hypotenuse (in a right-angled triangle) to the side opposite an acute angle; the reciprocal of sine.

Etymology

mod.L cosecans and F cos{eacute}cant (as CO-, SECANT)

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