Definitions for cosecants

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cosecants co·se·cant

Spelling: [koh-see-kuh nt, -kant]

IPA: /koʊˈsi kənt, -kænt/

Cosecants is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 431 anagrams from letters in cosecants (accenosst).

Definitions for cosecants

noun

1. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
2. the secant of the complement, or the reciprocal of the sine, of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: csc.

Origin of cosecants

First recorded in 1700-10, cosecant is from the New Latin word cosecant- (stem of cosecāns). See co-, secant