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Trigonometric

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as trigonometrical.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • Of or pertaining to trigonometry; performed by the rules of trigonometry.
  • a curve one of whose coördinates is a trigonometric function of the other.
  • See under Function.
  • lines which are employed in solving the different cases of plane and spherical trigonometry, as sines, tangents, secants, and the like. These lines, or the lengths of them, are trigonometrical functions of the arcs and angles to which they belong.
  • See under Survey.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. of, relating to, or constructed using trigonometry
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of or relating to or according to the principles of trigonometry
  • Word Usage
    "It should be noticed that while a, b, and h are lines, the ratio of any two of them is an abstract number; that is, the trigonometric functions are abstract numbers."
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