Thesaurus: secant

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1. a. Cutting; divivding into two parts; as, a secant line.
2. a. A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points.
3. a. 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 line of this line to the radius of the circle. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
4. n. a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
5. n. ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
6. Cutting; divivding into two parts; as, a secant line. 1. (Geom.) A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points. 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 line of this line to the radius of the circle. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
7. n. a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points n. ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle