trigonometric

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to trigonometry or calculated by using the relations between the sides and angles of triangles

   The surveyor used a trigonometric calculation to estimate the tower's height.

Common collocations

• trigonometric function Adjective + noun

Formed from trigonometry + -ic. Trigonometry comes from Greek trigonon, 'triangle,' and metron, 'measure,' so trigonometric methods literally concern the measurement of triangles.

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