Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Get the Kotomora apps for iOS and Android.

Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides About Support Privacy

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

セカント (sekanto) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

セカント

セ

カ

ン

ト

Meanings

1

secant (trigonometric function)

Mathematical term for the reciprocal of cosine. Used in trigonometry and calculus.

セカントはコサインの逆ぎゃく数すうです。
The secant is the reciprocal of cosine.

Related words

コサイン
Cosine is the reciprocal of secant; secant is 1/cos.
コセカント
Cosecant is the reciprocal of sine, while secant is the reciprocal of cosine.
タンジェント
Tangent is sine/cosine; secant is related through the identity sec² = 1 + tan².

Word family

アークセカント
arcsecant

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'secant', ultimately from Latin 'secare' (to cut).

この問もん題だいではセカントの値あたいを求もとめなさい。

Find the value of the secant in this problem.