Secant

What do we mean by secant?

A straight line intersecting a curve at two or more points. noun

The straight line drawn from the center through one end of a circular arc and intersecting the tangent to the other end of the arc. noun

The ratio of the length of this line to the length of the radius of the circle. noun

The reciprocal of the cosine of an angle in a right triangle. noun

Specifically, noting a stream which cuts across folded strata.

Cutting; dividing into two parts.

A line which cuts a figure in any way. noun

Specifically, in trigonometry, a line from the center of a circle through one extremity of an are (whose secant it is said to be) to the tangent from the other extremity of the same are; or the ratio of this line to the radius; the reciprocal of the cosine. noun

Cutting; dividing into two parts. adjective

A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points. noun

A right line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc, and terminated by a tangent drawn from the other end; the number expressing the ratio of this line to the radius of the circle. See Trigonometrical function, under Function. noun

A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points. noun

In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec noun

Ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle noun

A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points noun

A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.

In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec

What americans says when they try to say 'second' Urban Dictionary

Someone or something that has been an absolute idiot that there is no other thing you can call them. By referencing them to a line that intersects a parabola, you assert complete male alpha dominance. Urban Dictionary

An external secant segment is an obscure math term that sounds like you're describing a retarded piece of shit. Call someone this if they're being extremely fake and gay Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to secant:
secant, scant, recant, decant, sejant, sectant, secan, secat.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word secant:
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Words that rhyme with secant:
critique kant, ravi kant, see kant, we cant, week aunt.

Adjectives that are often used to describe secant:
hyperbolic, whole, other, tangent, common, external, second, sec, natural, variable, entire, sech, circular, logarithmic, mean, longitudinal, tabular, normal, longest, former, corresponding, proper, initial, adic, logarithm.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective secant:
modulus, method, line, formula, plane, stiffness, function, moduli, lines, cosec, equation, projection, piles, planes, law, wall, approximation, walls, iteration, matrix, slope, cone, functions, parallel, values, vrs, variation, angle, edition, table, term, shape, shear, intersect, surface, procedure, young, pile, rule, meeting, pulse, sec, pab, construction, algorithm, segment, update, newton, formulation, pqr, pbc, curve, cylinder, assumption, latitude, load, log, fig, compliance, integral, progression, surfaces, approximations, bulk, search.

Consonant match to secant:
see kant.

Words that sound like secant:
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