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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Secant \Se"cant\ (s[=e]"k[a^]nt), a. [L. secans, -antis, p. pr.
of secare to cut. See Section.]
Cutting; dividing into two parts; as, a secant line.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Secant \Secant\, n. [Cf. F. s['e]cante. See Secant, a.]
1. (Geom.) A line that cuts another; especially, a straight
line cutting a curve in two or more points.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Trig.) A right line drawn from the center of a circle
through one end of a circular arc, and terminated by a
tangent drawn from the other end; the number expressing
the ratio of this line to the radius of the circle. See
Trigonometrical function, under Function.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Secant \Se"cant\, a. [L. secans, -antis, p. pr. of secare to
cut. See Section.]
Cutting; divivding into two parts; as, a secant line.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Secant \Secant\, n. [Cf. F. s['e]cante. See Secant, a.]
1. (Geom.) A line that cuts another; especially, a straight
line cutting a curve in two or more points.
2. (Trig.) A right line drawn from the center of a circle
through one end of a circular arc, and terminated by a
tangent drawn from the other end; the number expressing
the ratio line of this line to the radius of the circle.
See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
secant
n 1: a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more
points
2: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a
right-angled triangle [syn: sec]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
secant
Αγγλικά a.
(ετ μαθ en) τέμνουσα
Αγγλικά n.
(ετ μαθ en) τέμνουσα συνάρτηση
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
secant
Catalan n.
(lb ca trigonometry) (l en secant)
Latin vb.
(inflection of la secō 3 p pres actv indc)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
secant
a.
That cuts or divides.
n.
1 (lb en geometry) A straight line that intersects a curve at two or
more points.
2 (lb en trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the
cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec Category:en:Trigonometric functions
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
secant
Catalan n.
(lb ca trigonometry) (l en secant)
Latin vb.
(inflection of la secō 3 p pres actv indc)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
secant
Catalan n.
(lb ca trigonometry) (l en secant)
Latin vb.
(inflection of la secō 3 p pres actv indc)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
secant
Englanti n.
1 (yhteys geometria k=en) sekantti
2 (yhteys trigonometria k=en) sekantti
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
secant
Engelska n.
1 (tagg matematik språk=en) sekant, linje
2 (tagg matematik språk=en) sekant, trigonometrisk funktion
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Secant /sˈiːkənt/
القاطع
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
secant //ˈsiːkənt//
1. секателна
in geometry
2. секанс
in trigonometry
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
secant /sˈiːkənt/
[mat] sečna
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
secant /sˈiːkənt/
Schnittlinie
Synonym: cutting line
see: secants, cutting lines
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
secant /sˈiːkənt/ (sec /sˈɛk/)
Sekansfunktion , Sekans , Sekante [math.] sec, /sˈɛk/
Note: Winkelfunktion
Synonym: secant function
Note: circular function
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
secant /sˈiːkənt/ (sec /sˈɛk/)
Sekante [math.] sec, /sˈɛk/
Note: Geometrie
see: secants
Note: geometry
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
secant //ˈsiːkənt//
1. leikkaaja, sekantti
in geometry
2. sekantti
in trigonometry
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
secant /sˈiːkənt/
koji siječe, sekans, sekanta, sijekući
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
secant //ˈsiːkənt//
セカント
in trigonometry
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
secant /sˈiːkənt/
1. kateden, kesen
2. (geom.) sekant.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "secant":
air line, axis, beeline, chiasmal, chiasmic, chiastic, chord,
crisscross, cross, crosscut, crossed, crossing, cut across,
decussate, decussated, diagonal, diameter, direct line, directrix,
edge, great-circle course, intersected, intersecting, normal,
perpendicular, radius, radius vector, right line, segment,
shortcut, side, straight, straight course, straight line,
straight stretch, straightaway, streamline, tangent, transversal,
vector
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a. 割的,切的,交差的;
n. 割线,正切;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 割的,切的,交叉的
n. 割线,正切
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