ALL meanings of secant
se·cant
S s - noun secant geometry: line cutting curve 1
- noun secant ratio of triangle 1
- noun secant Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points. 1
- noun secant Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side adjacent to a given angle. (originally) a line from the center of a circle through one extremity of an arc to the tangent from the other extremity. the ratio of the length of this line to that of the radius of the circle; the reciprocal of the cosine of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: sec. 1
- adjective secant cutting or intersecting, as one line or surface in relation to another. 1
- noun secant (of an angle) a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to that of the adjacent side; the reciprocal of cosine 0
- noun secant a line that intersects a curve 0
- adjective secant cutting; intersecting 0
- noun secant any straight line intersecting a curve at two or more points 0
- noun secant the reciprocal of the cosine 0
- noun secant the ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a given acute angle in a right triangle 0
- noun secant an equivalent, positive or negative ratio for certain related angles (Ex.: the secant of 57° or 303° is 1.8362, of 123° or 237° is -1.8362) or real numbers representing radians (Ex.: the secant of .9948 radians (57°) is 1.8362) 0