cosecant of an angle
1cosecant — noun Etymology: New Latin cosecant , cosecans, from co + secant , secans secant Date: circa 1706 1. a trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the hypotenuse of a right triangle of which the angle is considered part and …
2cosecant — [kō sē′kənt, kō sēkant΄] n. [Fr cosécante, for co. secans, short for ModL complementi secans, lit., secant of the complement] Trigonometry the reciprocal of the sine; specif. a) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a given acute… …
3Cosecant — Co*se cant (k? s? k?nt), n. [For co. secans, an abbrev. of L. complementi secans.] (Trig.) The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of {Functions}. [1913 Webster] …
4cosecant — ► NOUN Mathematics ▪ (in a right angled triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite an acute angle (the reciprocal of sine) …
5cosecant — /koh see keuhnt, kant/, n. Trigonom. 1. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle. 2. the secant of the complement, or the reciprocal of the sine, of a given angle or arc. Abbr.: csc Also, cosec. [1700… …
6cosecant — co•se•cant [[t]koʊˈsi kənt, kænt[/t]] n. 1) math. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle 2) math. the secant of the complement, or the reciprocal of the sine, of a given angle or arc Abbr.: csc •… …
7cosecant — [kəʊ si:k(ə)nt, sɛk ] noun Mathematics the ratio of the hypotenuse (in a right angled triangle) to the side opposite an acute angle; the reciprocal of sine. Origin C18: from mod. L. cosecant , from co + L. secant , secare to cut ; cf. secant …
8cosecant — noun In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc …
9cosecant — /koʊˈsikənt/ (say koh seekuhnt) noun the secant of the complement, and hence the reciprocal of the sine, of a given angle. Abbrev.: cosec …
10cosecant — 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 coseacutecant (as CO , SECANT) …
