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secant a. 割的,切的,交叉的
n. 割线,正切 割的,切的,交叉的割线,正切 secant正割; 割线 secant正割 割线 secant n 1: a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points 2: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right- angled triangle [ synonym: { secant}, { sec}] Secant \ Se" cant\ ( s[= e]" k[ a^] nt), a. [ L. secans, - antis, p. pr. of secare to cut. See { Section}.] Cutting; dividing into two parts; as, a secant line. [ 1913 Webster]
Secant \ Secant\, n. [ Cf. F. s[' e] cante. See { Secant}, a.] 1. ( Geom.) A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Trig.) A right line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc, and terminated by a tangent drawn from the other end; the number expressing the ratio of this line to the radius of the circle. See { Trigonometrical function}, under { Function}. [ 1913 Webster] 40 Moby Thesaurus words for " secant": air line, axis, beeline, chiasmal, chiasmic, chiastic, chord, crisscross, cross, crosscut, crossed, crossing, cut across, decussate, decussated, diagonal, diameter, direct line, directrix, edge, great- circle course, intersected, intersecting, normal, perpendicular, radius, radius vector, right line, segment, shortcut, side, straight, straight course, straight line, straight stretch, straightaway, streamline, tangent, transversal, vector
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