trig1
/trɪɡ
/noun [mass noun] informal
Trigonometry.With all the inverse trig. functions you must carefully select the answer or answers that are appropriate to the problem you are solving....
- The mathematical functions include the standards found on a good pocket calculator, such as exponents, logs, trig, matrices, as well as sigmoid, gamma and log gamma functions.
- We spent a few minutes yesterday using trig to work out how far away the most distant vapour trail was.
Origin
Late 19th century: abbreviation.
Rhymes
trig2
/trɪɡ/US or archaic
adjective
Neat and smart in appearance: two trig little boys, each in a gray flannel suit
verb (trigs, trigging, trigged) [with object]
Make neat and smart in appearance: he has rigged her and trigged her with paint and spar
Origin
Middle English (in the sense 'faithful, trusty'): from Old Norse tryggr; related to true. The current verb sense dates from the late 17th century.