secant

ˈsiːkænt

Definition

Definition of secant - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

trigonometry

TECH.

reciprocal of cosine in a right triangle

TECH.

The secant of the angle is 1.5.

sec

trigonometric function

mathematics

TECH.

straight line intersecting a curve at two points

TECH.

The secant cuts through the circle at two points.

chord

tangent

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straight line intersecting a curve at two points

Expressions with secant

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inverse secant

angle with a given secant value

The inverse secant of 2 is 60 degrees.

Origin of secant

Latin, secare (to cut)

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sec

adj.

mathematics

related to secant in mathematics

arcsec

trigonometry

inverse function of secant, angle with given secant

arcsecant

trigonometry

function that is the inverse of the secant

inverse secant

trigonometry

angle with a given secant value

Examples of secant in a sentence

Calculating the secant can be tricky without a calculator.
In geometry class, we learned how a secant intersects a curve.
The secant line was drawn to show the points of intersection.

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French:sécante, droite sécante, ...
German:Sekans, Sekante, ...
Italian:secante, retta secante, ...
Spanish:secante, ...
Portuguese:secante, ...
Chinese:正割, 割线, ...
Japanese:セカント, 割線, ...
Arabic:قَطْع, قَاطِع, ...
Hebrew:סֵקַנְט, סֶקַנְטָה, ...
Russian:секанс, секущая, ...
Ukrainian:секанс, секуща, ...
Hindi:सेकेंट, प्रतिच्छेद रेखा, ...
Bengali:সেক্যান্ট, ছেদক, ...
Catalan:secant, ...
Czech:sečna, ...
Danish:sekant, skæringslinje, ...
Dutch:secans, snijlijn, ...
Greek:τέμνουσα, ευθεία τέμνουσα, ...
Hungarian:szekáns, szelő, ...
Khmer:សេកង់, បន្ទាត់កាត់ខ្សែកោង, ...
Korean:시컨트, 할선, ...
Persian:سکانت, خط قاطع, ...
Polish:sekans, sieczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):secante, ...
Romanian:secantă, linie secantă, ...
Swedish:sekant, ...
Thai:เซแคนต์, เส้นตัด, ...
Turkish:sekant, kesen, ...
Vietnamese:sec, đường cát tuyến, ...

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Definition of secant - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of secant

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Terms with secant included in their meaning

Examples of secant in a sentence

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