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trigonometry
That branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement of the sides and angles of triangles, particularly with certain functions of their angles or of angles in general (the sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant), and hence with these functions as applied to abstract quantities; thus including the theory of triangles, of angles, and of (elementary) singly periodic functions.
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gon-, gonio-, -gon, -gonal, -gonally, -gony
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meter-, metro-, metr-, -metrical, -metrically, -metron, -metric, -metrist, -meter, -meters, -metry, -metre
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tri-, tre-
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trigono-, trigon- +
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spherical trigonometry
1. Trigonometry that deals with spherical triangles.
2. The study of spherical triangles from the viewpoints of angles, lengths, and areas.
3. A branch of trigonometry concerned with the measurements of the angles and sides of spherical triangles.
2. The study of spherical triangles from the viewpoints of angles, lengths, and areas.
3. A branch of trigonometry concerned with the measurements of the angles and sides of spherical triangles.
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