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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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