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