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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024trig•o•nom•e•try /ˌtrɪgəˈnɑmɪtri/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Mathematicsthe branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of triangles:a course in trigonometry.
trig•o•no•met•ric /ˌtrɪgənəˈmɛtrɪk/USA pronunciation adj. See -meter-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trig•o•nom•e•try (trig′ə nom′i trē),USA pronunciation n. - the branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of plane or spherical triangles, and the calculations based on them.
- Neo-Latin trigōnometria; see trigon, -o-, -metry
- 1605–15;
trig•o•no•met•ric (trig′ə nə me′trik)USA pronunciation, trig′o•no•met′ri•cal, adj. trig′o•no•met ′ri•cal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: trigonometry /ˌtrɪɡəˈnɒmɪtrɪ/ n - the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties of trigonometric functions and their application to the determination of the angles and sides of triangles. Used in surveying, navigation, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin trigōnometria from Greek trigōnon triangletrigonometric /ˌtrɪɡənəˈmɛtrɪk/, ˌtrigonoˈmetrical adj |