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Secant

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsiːkənt

Definitions

  1. A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
  2. In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec

Equivalents

Españolsecante
Françaissécantsécante
DeutschSekansSekante
17 more languages
العربيةالقاطعقاطع
Catalàsecant
Češtinasečnasekans
Dansksekant
Ελληνικάτέμνουσα
Suomileikkaajasekantti
Magyarszelő
Íslenskasniðill
Italianosecante
日本語セカンド割線正割
ភាសាខ្មែរសេកង់
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਛੇਦਕ ਰੇਖਾ
Polskisecanssekanssieczna
Portuguêssecante
Русскийсе́канссеку́щая
Türkçesekant
Tiếng Việtcát tuyến

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

secant method Secants secapin Secaș secateur secateurs

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