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Secant

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Word	Definition
cosecnoun	ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
conchoidnoun	(mathematics, geometry) Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of points p, such that each p is on a line that passes through a given fixed point P and intersects a given curve, C, and the distance from p to the point of intersection with C is a specified constant (note that for nontrivial cases two such points p satisfy the criteria, and the resultant curve has two parts).
tangentnoun	(mathematics) A function of an angle that gives the ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real or complex numbers. Symbols: tan, tg.
bitangentnoun	(geometry) A line that is tangent to a curve at two points
double pointnoun	A symbol, such as a colon, composed of two points.
osculating circlenoun	(geometry, for any point on a curve) The circle that has the same tangent, and the same curvature at the point on the curve.
osculationnoun	The action of kissing.
applicatenoun	An applied material; an application
point of tangencynoun	(geometry) The point where a tangent line and its curve meet
curvenoun	A gentle bend, such as in a road.
tangent linenoun	(differential geometry) Synonym of tangent (“straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there”).
chordnoun	(music) A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
cissoidnoun	(geometry) Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of a point, P, on a line from a given fixed point and intersecting two given curves, C₁ and C₂, where the distance along the line from C₁ to P remains constant and equal to the distance from P to C₂.
ineuntnoun	(geometry) A point of a curve.
triple pointnoun	(physics) The unique temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid and gas phases of a substance are all in equilibrium.
gyrosecantnoun	The reciprocal of the gyrocosine of a gyroangle.
line segmentnoun	(geometry) A part of a straight line bounded by two points.
conic sectionnoun	(geometry) Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane, namely the circle, ellipse, parabola and hyperbola.
isopticnoun	(geometry) The set of points for which two tangents of a given curve meet at a given angle.
cuspnoun	(figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.