TRIG (trigged, trigging)
Dictionary entry overview: What does trig mean?
• TRIG (noun)
The noun TRIG has 1 sense:
1. the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
Familiarity information: TRIG used as a noun is very rare.
• TRIG (adjective)
The adjective TRIG has 1 sense:
1. neat and smart in appearance
Familiarity information: TRIG used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRIG (noun)
Meaning:
The mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
trig; trigonometry
Hypernyms ("trig" is a kind of...):
pure mathematics (the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trig"):
spherical trigonometry (the trigonometry of spherical triangles)
triangulation (a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation)
• TRIG (adjective)
Meaning:
Neat and smart in appearance
Synonyms:
clean-cut; trig; trim
Context examples:
a clean-cut and well-bred young man / the trig corporal in his jaunty cap / a trim beard
Similar:
tidy (marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits)
