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secant

/ˈsiːkənt/

Rhymes with -iːkənt

noun secants

A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec

adjective

not comparable That cuts or divides.

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noun in geometry

Español	secante
日本語	割線 kassen
中文	割線 /割线 gēxiàn
हिन्दी	छेदक रेखा chedak rekhā
Português	secante
Français	sécante
Deutsch	Sekante
Ελληνικά	τέμνουσα témnousa
Română	secantă
Русский	секу́щая sekúščaja
Tiếng Việt	cát tuyến

noun in trigonometry

Español	secante
日本語	セカント sekanto, 正割 seikatsu
中文	正割 zhènggē
Português	secante
Français	sécante
Deutsch	Sekans
Italiano	secante
Ελληνικά	τέμνουσα témnousa
Română	secantă
Русский	се́канс sékans
Tiếng Việt	hàm sec
العربية	قَاطِع qāṭiʕ

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@misc{secant_2026,
  title = {secant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/secant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}