TRIGONOMETRY
Dictionary entry overview: What does trigonometry mean? • TRIGONOMETRY (noun)
The noun TRIGONOMETRY has 1 sense:
1. the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
Familiarity information: TRIGONOMETRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRIGONOMETRY (noun)
Meaning:
The mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
trig; trigonometry
Hypernyms ("trigonometry" 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 "trigonometry"):
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)
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