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trigonometry

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"Angle math"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /ˌtɹɪɡəˈnɒmətɹi/Part of speech nounSorted egimnoorrttyStarts with TEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions

Word origin

From 1610s, from New Latin trigōnometria, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”), equivalent to trigono- + -metry.

Used in a sentence

  • Historically, trigonometry has been applied in areas such as geodesy, surveying, celestial mechanics and navigation.
  • In fact, the earliest practical uses of trigonometry were in the fields of astronomy and hence navigation.
  • The properties of these new trigonometries and identities flowing from the definitions are then developed. The trigonometries derived from these generalizations will be jointly termed "The Fractional Trigonometry."

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