trig|o|nom|e|try

trig|o|nom|e|try
trig|o|nom|e|try «TRIHG uh NOM uh tree», noun, plural -tries.
1. the branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of triangles and the calculations based on these, particularly with certain functions, such as the sine, secant, and tangent. Abbr: trig.
2. a book on this subject.
[< New Latin trigonometria < Greek trígōnon (see etym. under trigon) + métron a measure (Cf.trigon)]

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