trigonometric : Idioms & Phrases


trigonometric function

  • noun function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
    circular function.
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Trigonometrical curve

  • a curve one of whose coördinates is a trigonometric function of the other.
Webster 1913

Trigonometrical function

  • . See under Function.
Webster 1913

Trigonometrical lines

  • lines which are employed in solving the different cases of plane and spherical trigonometry, as sines, tangents, secants, and the like. These lines, or the lengths of them, are trigonometrical functions of the arcs and angles to which they belong.
Webster 1913

Trigonometrical survey

  • . See under Survey.
Webster 1913