Noun: secant see-kunt or 'see,kant
- A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
"The secant crossed the circle at two distinct points"
- Ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
"The secant function is the reciprocal of the cosine";
- sec
Derived forms: secants
Type of: circular function, straight line, trigonometric function
Encyclopedia: Secant