noun

• The ratio of the hypotenuse (in a right-angled triangle) to the side opposite an acute angle; the reciprocal of sine.

  ‘The other angle, B has its tanglent equal to its cosecant (the reciprocal of the sine).’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The variance of D is computed from the variance of the misclosure W scaled with the separation of the planes of position dv and the cosecant of the angle of maximum inclination of the slope dd.’
  • ‘The secant and cosecant were not used by the early astronomers or surveyors.’
  • ‘No I'm not, that's quite the negative cosecant.’
  • ‘‘Negative cosecant squared x,’ I murmured, feeling as light-headed and tingle-infested as I had when I'd received a perfect score.’