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secant
noun
ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- ECAN
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈsiːkənt
Meaning
Definitions
noun
ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
noun
a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
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