TRIGONOMETRY


Meaning of TRIGONOMETRY in English

[ ˌtrɪgə'nɒmɪtri ]

■ noun the branch of mathematics concerned with the relations of the sides and angles of triangles and with the relevant functions of any angles.

Derivatives

trigonometric -nə'mɛtrɪk adjective

trigonometrical adjective

Origin

C17: from mod. L. trigonometria (see trigon , -metry ).

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