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Word: Cosecant
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: from modern Latin cosecant-, from co- ‘mutually’ + Latin secant- ‘cutting’ (from the verb secare). Compare with secant
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəʊˈsiːk(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəʊˈsɛk(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the ratio of the hypotenuse (in a right-angled triangle) to the side opposite an acute angle; the reciprocal of sine.
Short Definition:ratio of hypotenuse in right-angled triangle to side opposite acute angle
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