English word trigonometry comes from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον, Latin -metria (-metry.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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τρίγωνον | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
-metria | Latin (lat) | -metry. |
trigonometria | New Latin (la-new) | |
trigonometry | English (eng) | (mathematics) The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and the angles of triangles and the calculations based on them, particularly the trigonometric functions. |