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cosecant

noun
/ˈkoʊˌsiːkənt/US

Etymology

From co- + secant.

  1. derived from secāns
  2. prefixed as cosecant — “co + secant”

Definitions

  1. In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols

    In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cosecant. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA