secantnoun [ C ]
/ˈsiː.kənt//ˈsiː.kənt/specializedin a triangle that has one angle of 90°, the ratio of the hypotenuse (= the length of the side opposite the 90° angle) to the length of the side next to an angle less than 90°
a line that crosses a circle at two places
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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
- angle of incidence
- antinode
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- axial
- corresponding angle
- erect
- horizontal
- oblique
- parallel
- plumb
- prominent
- reflection
- right angle
- slant
- supplementary angle
- tangent
- tangential
- transversal
- vanishing point
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