Definition of cosecant Cosecant

co•se•cant

We found 5 definitions of cosecant from 5 different sources.

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What does cosecant mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: cosecants

cosecant - ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cosecant (n.)
    The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cosecant
    kō-sē′kant, n. (trig.) the secant of the complement of an angle

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