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Meaning of TRIG

Pronunciation:  trig

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
  2. [adj]  (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"
 
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 Synonyms: clean-cut, tidy, trigonometry, trim
 
 See Also: pure mathematics, spherical trigonometry, triangulation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Trig\, v. t. [Cf. Dan. trykke to press, Sw. trycka.]
    To fill; to stuff; to cram. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
    
  2. \Trig\, a. [Formerly written trick, akin to trick to
    dress.]
    Full; also, trim; neat. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
          To sit on a horse square and trig.       --Brit. Quart.
                                                   Rev.
    
  3. \Trig\, v. t. [See {Trigger}.]
    To stop, as a wheel, by placing something under it; to
    scotch; to skid.
    
  4. \Trig\, n. [See {Trigger}.]
    A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a
    wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid. [Eng.]
    --Wright.
    
 
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