Crossword clues for cotangent
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cotangent \Co*tan"gent\ (k?-t?n"jent), n. [For co. tangens, an abbrev. of L. complementi tangens. See Tangent.] (Trig.) The tangent of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from co. tangent, abbreviation of complement + tangent (n.).
Wiktionary
n. (context trigonometry English) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle. Symbols: cot, ctg(,) or ctn
WordNet
n. ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle [syn: cotan]
Wikipedia
- redirect Trigonometric functions#cot
Usage examples of "cotangent".
Remotely he heard the boy tell the nature of a secant, a cosecant, a tangent and cotangent, a sine and its fellow.
The next morning the blackboard was present, fixed by thumbscrews within easy reach of the Captain's hand, and from it the boys were taught, with words and diagrams, the nature of sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant and cosecant, the relations between them, and their value in helping to find your position in a prodigious ocean, no shore, no landmark for ten thousand miles.