trigonometry : Idioms & Phrases


Analytical trigonometry

  • that branch of trigonometry which treats of the relations and properties of the trigonometrical functions.
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Plane trigonometry

  • the branch of trigonometry in which its principles are applied to plane triangles.
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Plane trigonometry, and Spherical trigonometry

  • those branches of trigonometry in which its principles are applied to plane triangles and spherical triangles respectively.
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Spherical trigonometry

  • noun (mathematics) the trigonometry of spherical triangles
WordNet
  • . See Trigonometry.
Webster 1913