Meanings
nouncosecant (plural cosecants)
plural cosecants
- mathematicsIn a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc
Synonyms & antonyms
nounratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
Similar
cosec
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Latinco-
- Englishco-
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-
- Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*sekaō
- Latinsecō
- Latinsecāns
- Englishsecant
- Englishcosecant
Translations
Afrikaans kosekans, kosekanse
- kosekansreciprocal of the sine function
- kosekansereciprocal of the sine function
Arabic قَاطِعُ تَمَام
- قَاطِعُ تَمَام (qāṭiʕu tamām)reciprocal of the sine function
Catalan cosecant
- cosecantreciprocal of the sine function
Chinese Mandarin 餘割 /余割
- 餘割 /余割 (yúgē)reciprocal of the sine function
Czech kosekans
- kosekansreciprocal of the sine function
Finnish kosekantti
- kosekanttireciprocal of the sine function
French cosécante
- cosécantereciprocal of the sine function
German Kosekans
- Kosekansreciprocal of the sine function
Greek συντέμνουσα
- συντέμνουσα (syntémnousa)reciprocal of the sine function
Hungarian koszekáns
- koszekánsreciprocal of the sine function
Icelandic kósekans
- kósekansreciprocal of the sine function
Italian cosecante
- cosecantereciprocal of the sine function
Japanese 余割, コセカント
- 余割 (yokatsu)reciprocal of the sine function
- コセカント (kosekanto)reciprocal of the sine function
Portuguese co-secante
- co-secantereciprocal of the sine function
Romanian cosecantă
- cosecantăreciprocal of the sine function
Russian косе́канс
- косе́канс (kosɛ́kans)reciprocal of the sine function
Spanish cosecante
- cosecantereciprocal of the sine function
Tagalog kasekway
- kasekwayreciprocal of the sine function
Tamil செவ்வளை நேர்மாற்று
- செவ்வளை நேர்மாற்று (cevvaḷai nērmāṟṟu)reciprocal of the sine function
Thai โคซีแคนต์
- โคซีแคนต์reciprocal of the sine function
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
cosecant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosecant
MLA
“cosecant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosecant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cosecant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosecant.
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