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Meaning of COTANGENT

Pronunciation:  kow'tanjunt

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
 

COTANGENT is a 9 letter word that starts with C.

 

 Synonyms: cotan
 
 See Also: circular function, trigonometric function

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Co*tan"gent\ (k?-t?n"jent), n. [For co. tangens, an
abbrev. of L. complementi tangens. See {Tangent}.] (Trig.)
The tangent of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust.
of {Functions}.

 

 

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