Associations to the word «Cosecant»

Wiktionary

COSECANT, noun. (trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc

Dictionary definition

COSECANT, noun. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne