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secant en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• sē'kənt
• /ˈsiːkənt/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) That cuts or divides.

Deriveds

secantly · secancy

secant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• sē'kənt
• /ˈsiːkənt/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. 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

Forms

Deriveds

hyperbolic secant · quadrisecant · secant method · arcsecant · bisecant

Relateds

section · cosecant · sector

Translations (57)

ar قَاطِع (in trigonometry) · ja 割線 (in geometry) · ta இணைச்செவ்வளை நேர்மாற்று (in trigonometry) · es secante (in trigonometry) · ca secant (in trigonometry) · ru секу́щая (in geometry) · fr sécante (in trigonometry) · fi leikkaaja (in geometry) · pt secante (in trigonometry) · de Sekans (in trigonometry) · mk пресечка (in geometry) · io sekanto (in trigonometry) · hi छेदक रेखा (in geometry) · th ซีแคนต์ (in trigonometry) · cs sečna (in geometry) · ceb kaliras (in trigonometry) · hu szekáns (in trigonometry) · de Sekante (in geometry) · af sekanse (in trigonometry) · fi sekantti (in trigonometry) · hu szelő (in geometry) · da sekant (in geometry) · km សេកង់ (in trigonometry) · ru се́канс (in trigonometry) · cs sekans (in trigonometry) · fr sécante (in geometry) · is sniðill (in geometry) · bg секанс (in trigonometry) · ja セカント (in trigonometry) · el τέμνουσα (in trigonometry) · tr sekant (in trigonometry) · el τέμνουσα (in geometry) · tr sekant (in geometry) · th เส้นตัด (in geometry) · cmn 割線 /割线 (in geometry) · uk січна́ (in geometry) · ja 正割 (in trigonometry) · tl sekway (in trigonometry) · io sekanto (in geometry) · af sekans (in trigonometry) · es secante (in geometry) · pt secante (in geometry) · fi sekantti (in geometry) · cmn 正割 (in trigonometry) · uk се́канс (in trigonometry) · ro secantă (in geometry) · pa ਛੇਦਕ ਰੇਖਾ (in geometry) · it secante (in trigonometry) · vi cát tuyến (in geometry) · kn ಛೇದಕ (in geometry) · pl sieczna (in geometry) · mk пресечка (in trigonometry) · bg секателна (in geometry) · ro secantă (in trigonometry) · pl sekans (in trigonometry) · tl tangab (in geometry) · vi hàm sec (in trigonometry)