Secant vs. Sectant — What's the Difference?

A straight line intersecting a curve at two or more points.

One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes.

The straight line drawn from the center through one end of a circular arc and intersecting the tangent to the other end of the arc.

(crystallography) One of the parts of a crystal into which it is divided by the axial planes.

The ratio of the length of this line to the length of the radius of the circle.

(NNSE) A sectarian.

The reciprocal of the cosine of an angle in a right triangle.

One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes. Specif. (Crystallog.), one of the parts of a crystal into which it is divided by the axial planes.

(geometry) A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.

(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec Category:en:Trigonometric functions

That cuts or divides.

Cutting; dividing into two parts; as, a secant line.

A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points.

A right line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc, and terminated by a tangent drawn from the other end; the number expressing the ratio of this line to the radius of the circle. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.

A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points

Ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle