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cosecant
(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 opposite side; the reciprocal of sine -
cosine
a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to that of the hypotenuse; the sine of the complement -
porro prism
an isosceles, right-triangular prism in which light entering one half of the hypotenuse face is reflected at the two short sides and is reversed in orientation when it leaves the other half of the hypotenuse: used in 90°-oriented pairs in binoculars to increase the length of the optical path and to erect the final image. -
pythagorean theorem
Pythagoras's Theorem -
secant
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points. -
sine
an indispensable condition; requisite.