trigonometry
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trigonometry
- /ˌtɹɪɡəˈnɒmətɹi/
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From 1610s, from New Latin trigōnometria, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”), equivalent to trigono- + -metry.
noun trigonometries
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The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships.
Trigonometry emerged in the Hellenistic world during the 3rd century BCE from applications of geometry to astronomy; the Greeks focused on the calculation of chords, while mathematicians in India created the earliest known tables of values for trigonometric functions such as sine.
Similar: trig
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noun branch of mathematics
| Español | trigonometría |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 삼각법 samgakbeop |
| 日本語 | 三角法 sankakuhō |
| 中文 | 三角法 sānjiǎofǎ, 三角學 /三角学 sānjiǎoxué |
| हिन्दी | त्रिकोणमिति trikoṇmiti |
| Português | trigonometria |
| Français | trigonométrie |
| Deutsch | Trigonometrie |
| Italiano | trigonometria |
| Ελληνικά | τριγωνομετρία trigonometría |
| Română | trigonometrie |
| Русский | тригономе́трия trigonométrija |
| Tiếng Việt | lượng giác học, lượng giác |
| العربية | عِلْم اَلْمُثَلَثَات ʕilm al-muṯalaṯāt, عِلْم حِسَاب اَلْمُثَلَثَات ʕilm ḥisāb al-muṯalaṯāt, حِسَاب اَلْمُثَلَثَات ḥisāb al-muṯalaṯāt |
| עברית | טְרִיגוֹנוֹמֶטְרִיָּה trigonometriya |
Talk about this word "trigonometry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trigonometry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trigonometry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trigonometry "trigonometry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trigonometry.Cite this
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title = {trigonometry},
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year = {2026},
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