cosecant

cosecantcsc θ = ^c/_a

co·se·cant

C0668300 (kō-sē′kănt′, -kənt)n. Abbr. csc1. The reciprocal of the sine of an angle in a right triangle.2. The secant of the complement of a directed angle or arc.

cosecant

(kəʊˈsiːkənt) n (Mathematics) (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. Abbreviation: cosec

co•se•cant

(koʊˈsi kənt, -kænt)

n. 1. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle. 2. the secant of the complement, or the reciprocal of the sine, of a given angle or arc. Abbr.: csc [1700–10; < New Latin cosecant-, s. of cosecāns. See co-, secant]

co·se·cant

(kō-sē′kănt′) The ratio of the length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle to the length of the side opposite an acute angle; the inverse of the sine.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cosecant - ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled trianglecoseccircular function, trigonometric function - function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle

Translations

co-secante