- the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties of trigonometric functions and their application to the determination of the angles and sides of triangles. Used in surveying, navigation, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
trig•o•nom•e•try /ˌtrɪgəˈnɑmɪtri/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Mathematicsthe branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of triangles:a course in trigonometry.
trig•o•nom•e•try
(trig′ə nom′i trē),USA pronunciation n.
trig•o•no•met•ric
(trig′ə nə me′trik)USA pronunciation, trig′o•no•met′ri•cal, adj.
trig′o•no•met ′ri•cal•ly, adv.
- the branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of plane or spherical triangles, and the calculations based on them.
- Neo-Latin trigōnometria; see trigon, -o-, -metry
- 1605–15;
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trigonometry /ˌtrɪɡəˈnɒmɪtrɪ/ n
'trigonometry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
higher mathematics
- Hipparchus
- Regiomontanus
- spherical trigonometry
- trig.
- bad
- plane trigonometry
- precalculus
- trig
- trigon
- spherics
- survey