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trigonometry

[ trig-uh-nom-i-tree ]

noun

  1. 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.


trigonometry

/ ˌtrɪɡəˈnɒmɪtrɪ; ˌtrɪɡənəˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

  1. 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 trig
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trigonometry

/ trĭg′ə-nŏmĭ-trē /

  1. The study of the properties and uses of trigonometric functions.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌtrigonoˈmetrically, adverb
  • trigonometric, adjective
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Other Words From

  • trig·o·no·met·ric [trig-, uh, -n, uh, -, me, -trik], trigo·no·metri·cal adjective
  • trigo·no·metri·cal·ly adverb
  • nontrig·o·no·metric adjective
  • nontrig·o·no·metri·cal adjective
  • nontrig·o·no·metri·cal·ly adverb
  • untrig·o·no·metric adjective
  • untrig·o·no·metri·cal adjective
  • untrig·o·no·metri·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trigonometry1

1605–15; < New Latin trigōnometria; trigon, -o-, -metry
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trigonometry1

C17: from New Latin trigōnometria from Greek trigōnon triangle
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Example Sentences

He said after realising he had seen an exam question, instead of alerting the exam board, he deleted the image containing the trigonometry question.

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“You were never going to teach a first grader a trigonometry lesson, right?” she said.

When students fell behind in areas like algebra, gaps could go unnoticed for a year or more as they moved to subjects such as geometry or trigonometry.

"I have lost count of the number of people who say they wish they had learnt about mortgages rather than trigonometry," she said.

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Two high school students have proved the Pythagorean theorem in a way that one early 20th-century mathematician thought was impossible: using trigonometry.

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