"trigonometry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌtɹɪɡəˈnɒmətɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trigonometry.wav [Southern-England] Forms: trigonometries [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From 1610s, from New Latin trigōnometria, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”), equivalent to trigono- + -metry. Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*tréyes}} *tréyes, {{PIE word|en|tréyes}} PIE word *tréyes, {{bor|en|NL.|trigōnometria}} New Latin trigōnometria, {{der|en|grc|τρίγωνον||triangle}} Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”), {{m|grc|μέτρον||measure}} μέτρον (métron, “measure”), {{EtymOnLine}} Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “trigonometry”, in Online Etymology Dictionary., {{suf|en|trigon|metry|alt1=trigono-}} trigono- + -metry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trigonometry (countable and uncountable, plural trigonometries)
  1. (geometry, mathematical analysis) The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships. Wikipedia link: trigonometry Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geometry, Mathematical analysis, Trigonometry Synonyms (branch of mathematics): trig [abbreviation, informal] Derived forms: plane trigonometry, spherical trigonometry Related terms: geometry, trigon, trigonometric, trigonometrist Translations (branch of mathematics): trigonometria (Albanian), عِلْم اَلْمُثَلَثَات (ʕilm al-muṯalaṯāt) [masculine] (Arabic), عِلْم حِسَاب اَلْمُثَلَثَات (ʕilm ḥisāb al-muṯalaṯāt) [masculine] (Arabic), حِسَاب اَلْمُثَلَثَات (ḥisāb al-muṯalaṯāt) [masculine] (Arabic), եռանկյունաչափություն (eṙankyunačʿapʿutʿyun) (Armenian), ܡܡܲܠܠܘܼܬ ܡܬܲܠܬܹ̈ܐ (mmallūt mtaltē) [feminine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), triqonometriya (Azerbaijani), trigonometria (Basque), трыганаметрыя (tryhanamjetryja) (Belarusian), ত্রিকোণমিতি (trikōnmiti) (Bengali), тригономе́трия (trigonométrija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), တြီဂိုနိုမေတြီ (triguinuime-tri) (Burmese), trigonometria [feminine] (Catalan), سێگۆشەزانی (sêgoşezanî) (Central Kurdish), 三角法 (sānjiǎofǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 三角學 (Chinese Mandarin), 三角学 (sānjiǎoxué) (Chinese Mandarin), trigonometrie [feminine] (Czech), trigonometri [common-gender] (Danish), trigonometrie [feminine] (Dutch), goniometrie [feminine] (Dutch), driehoeksmeetkunde [feminine] (Dutch), trigonometrio (Esperanto), trigonomeetria (Estonian), kɔkatãmakrʋm (Farefare), tãkɔkamakrʋm (Farefare), trigonometria (Finnish), trigonométrie [feminine] (French), trigonometría [feminine] (Galician), ტრიგონომეტრია (ṭrigonomeṭria) (Georgian), Trigonometrie [feminine] (German), τριγωνομετρία (trigonometría) (Greek), טְרִיגוֹנוֹמֶטְרִיָּה (trigonometriya) [feminine] (Hebrew), त्रिकोणमिति (trikoṇmiti) [feminine] (Hindi), trigonometria (Hungarian), hornafræði [feminine] (Icelandic), trigonometri (Indonesian), triantánacht (Irish), trigonometria [feminine] (Italian), 三角法 (sankakuhō) (alt: さんかくほう) (Japanese), тригонометрия (trigonometriä) (Kazakh), ត្រីកោណមាត្រ (trəykaonmiətrɑɑ) (Khmer), 삼각법 (samgakbeop) (alt: 三角法) (Korean), trigonometria [feminine] (Latin), trigonometrija [feminine] (Latvian), trigonometrija [feminine] (Lithuanian), тригономе́трија (trigonométrija) [feminine] (Macedonian), тригономэтр (trigonometr) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), гуравалжлэлийн арга (guravalžleliin arga) [China, Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠲᠷᠢᠭᠣᠨᠣᠮᠧᠲ᠋ᠷᠢ (triɣonomētri) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠᠯᠵᠢᠯᠡᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠠᠷᠭ᠎ᠠ (ɣurbalǰilel-ün arg-a) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), sêgoşenasî (Northern Kurdish), sêgoşezanî (Northern Kurdish), trîgonometrî (Northern Kurdish), trigonometri [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), مثلثات (mosalasât) (Persian), trygonometria [feminine] (Polish), trigonometria [feminine] (Portuguese), trigonometrie [feminine] (Romanian), тригономе́трия (trigonométrija) [feminine] (Russian), ٽِڪُنڊپيمائِش [feminine] (Sindhi), trigonometria [feminine] (Slovak), trigonometría [feminine] (Spanish), trigonometri [common-gender] (Swedish), tatsihaan (Tagalog), முக்கோணவியல் (mukkōṇaviyal) (Tamil), திரிகோணமிதி (tirikōṇamiti) (Tamil), త్రికోణమితి (trikōṇamiti) (Telugu), ตรีโกณมิติ (dtrii-goon-mí-dtì) (Thai), trigonometri (Turkish), trigonometriýa (Turkmen), тригономе́трія (tryhonométrija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), trigonometriya (Uzbek), lượng giác học (Vietnamese), trigonometreg (Welsh), טריגאָנאָמעטריע (trigonometrye) (Yiddish)

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      ],
      "word": "trigonometria"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "trigonometrija"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "trigonometrija"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "trigonométrija",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "тригономе́трија"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "trigonometr",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "тригономэтр"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "guravalžleliin arga",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "China",
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "гуравалжлэлийн арга"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "triɣonomētri",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠲᠷᠢᠭᠣᠨᠣᠮᠧᠲ᠋ᠷᠢ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "ɣurbalǰilel-ün arg-a",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠᠯᠵᠢᠯᠡᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠠᠷᠭ᠎ᠠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trigonometri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mosalasât",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "word": "مثلثات"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "trygonometria"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "trigonometria"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "trigonometrie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "trigonométrija",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "тригономе́трия"
    },
    {
      "code": "sd",
      "lang": "Sindhi",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ٽِڪُنڊپيمائِش"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "trigonometria"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "trigonometría"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "trigonometri"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "word": "tatsihaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "mukkōṇaviyal",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "word": "முக்கோணவியல்"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "tirikōṇamiti",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "word": "திரிகோணமிதி"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "trikōṇamiti",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "word": "త్రికోణమితి"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtrii-goon-mí-dtì",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "word": "ตรีโกณมิติ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "word": "trigonometri"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "word": "trigonometriýa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "tryhonométrija",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "тригономе́трія"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "word": "trigonometriya"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "word": "lượng giác học"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "word": "trigonometreg"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "trigonometrye",
      "sense": "branch of mathematics",
      "word": "טריגאָנאָמעטריע"
    }
  ],
  "word": "trigonometry"
}

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