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trigonometry
[ trig-uh-nom-i-tree ]
noun
- 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
- 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
trigonometry
/ trĭg′ə-nŏm′ĭ-trē /
- The study of the properties and uses of trigonometric functions.
Derived Forms
- ˌtrigonoˈmetrically, adverb
- trigonometric, adjective
Other Words From
- trig·o·no·met·ric [trig-, uh, -n, uh, -, me, -trik], trigo·no·metri·cal adjective
- trigo·no·metri·cal·ly adverb
- nontrig·o·no·metric adjective
- nontrig·o·no·metri·cal adjective
- nontrig·o·no·metri·cal·ly adverb
- untrig·o·no·metric adjective
- untrig·o·no·metri·cal adjective
- untrig·o·no·metri·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of trigonometry1
Word History and Origins
Origin of trigonometry1
Example Sentences
Take a case in Trigonometry—a Complement is what remains after subtracting an angle from one right-angle.
He left school at sixteen, after having mastered geometry and trigonometry, and having learned to use logarithms.
Who by an accurate Trigonometry and furniture of Instruments, hath inriched, as well geometry, as Astronomy.
Is it a good thing to let a boy use a surveying instrument unless he first learns trigonometry?
In point of fact, let us proceed to "trace a curve," as we say in the differential and integral trigonometry.
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