Meaning

1 senses
  1. In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc

    Kosekans

    косе́кансkosɛ́kans

    ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The graph of the cosecant function has vertical asymptotes.

    deDer Graph der Kosekansfunktion besitzt vertikale Asymptoten.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
reciprocal of the sine function:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
reciprocal of the sine function:

Forms

plural: cosecants
Singularcosecant
Pluralcosecants

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle:cosec

Word family

2 related words

See also

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