Meaning

2 senses

  1. A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.

    Sekante

    секу́щаяsekúščaja

    січна́sičná

    a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points

  2. In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec

    Sekans

    се́кансsékans

    се́кансsékans

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

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
in geometry:
in trigonometry:
Русский
By meaning 2
in geometry:
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Deutsch
By meaning 2
in geometry:
in trigonometry:

Origin

From Latin secāns, present participle of secō (“to cut”).

From Latin secāns, present participle of secō (“to cut”).

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Forms

plural: secants
Singularsecant
Pluralsecants

regular

Synonyms

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

Word family

8 related words
RelatedsectionA1sectorB2cosecant
Derivedarcsecantbisecanthyperbolic secantquadrisecantsecant method

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
seaweedB1seaworthysebumsecsecedesecessionsecludeseclusion

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