cosecant
noun
co·se·cant (ˌ)kō-ˈsē-ˌkant 
-kənt
1
: a trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the hypotenuse of a right triangle of which the angle is considered part and the leg opposite the angle
2
: a trigonometric function csc θ that is the reciprocal of the sine for all real numbers θ for which the sine is not zero and that is exactly equal to the cosecant of an angle of measure θ in radians
Word History
Etymology
New Latin cosecant-, cosecans, from co- + secant-, secans secant
First Known Use
circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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