co·se·cant

(kō-sē′kănt′, -kənt)

n. Abbr. csc

1. The reciprocal of the sine of an angle in a right triangle.

2. The secant of the complement of a directed angle or arc.

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cosecant

(kəʊˈsiːkənt)

(Mathematics) (of an angle) a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to that of the opposite side; the reciprocal of sine. Abbreviation: cosec

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co•se•cant

(koʊˈsi kənt, -kænt)

n.

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. Abbr.: csc

[1700–10; < New Latin cosecant-, s. of cosecāns. See co-, secant]

co·se·cant

(kō-sē′kănt′)

The ratio of the length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle to the length of the side opposite an acute angle; the inverse of the sine.

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Noun

cosecant - ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle

cosec

circular function, trigonometric function - function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle

Translations

Kosekans

kosekantti

コセカント

cosecant

n → Kosekans m

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cosecant

[kəʊˈsiːkənt] n (Math) → cosecante f

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2, the cosecant pattern is obtained using MIWO by determining both amplitude and phase of the array elements, when the optimal values are tabulated in Table I.

Synthesis of cosecant linear antenna array pattern using a novel modified invasive weeds optimization

During the first baseline condition, participants were assessed regarding their ability to construct formulas for graphs representing transformed sine, cosine, secant, and cosecant functions displayed as scattered data points on the coordinate axes.

Training and deriving precalculus relations: a small-group, web-interactive approach

The sixth edition adds a section on graphing the tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant functions.

Trigonometry, 6th ed

In this case, the last factor in (15) is [[pi cosecant (pi/[d.sub.2])/[d.sub.2]].sub.2].

An ordered-response income adequacy model

As the length of this path depends on the cosecant of the elevation angle, the bandwidth is not too small.

Contribution to the development of flat Fresnel reflectors in W band for new imaging applications

Here, the aperture synthesis with a cosecant pattern was realized in the E-plane.

A low cost pencil-beam microstrip antenna at 76.5 GHz. (Technical Feature)