trigonometry
/ˌtɹɪɡəˈnɒmətɹi/
trigonometry noun: 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.
Noun
trigonometry (countable and uncountable, plural trigonometries)
- 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.
- Trigonometry emerged in the Hellenistic world during the 3rd century BCE from applications of geometry to astronomy; the Greeks focused on the calculation of chords, while mathematicians in India created the earliest known tables of values for trigonometric functions such as sine.
- Historically, trigonometry has been applied in areas such as geodesy, surveying, celestial mechanics and navigation.
- Synonyms:
- trig
trigonometry meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
trigonometry in Hindi
- branch of mathematics
- त्रिकोणमिति trikoṇmiti
trigonometry in Tamil
- branch of mathematics
- முக்கோணவியல் mukkōṇaviyal, திரிகோணமிதி tirikōṇamiti
trigonometry in Urdu
- branch of mathematics
- مثلثیات musalsiyāt
trigonometry in Bengali
- branch of mathematics
- ত্রিকোণমিতি trikōnmiti
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- trigonometry in Telugu
- త్రికోణమితి trikōṇamiti
- trigonometry in Malayalam
- ത്രികോണമിതി trikōṇamiti
- trigonometry in Kannada
- ಮುಮ್ಮೂಲೆಯರಿಮೆ, ಮುಗ್ಗೊಂಟರಿಮೆ, ತ್ರಿಕೋನಮಿತಿ, ತ್ರಿಕೋಣಮಿತಿ
- trigonometry in Gujarati
- ત્રિકોણમિતિ trikoṇmiti
- trigonometry in Tagalog
- tatsihaan, trigonometriya
- trigonometry in Arabic
- عِلْم اَلْمُثَلَثَات ʕilm al-muṯalaṯāt, عِلْم حِسَاب اَلْمُثَلَثَات ʕilm ḥisāb al-muṯalaṯāt, حِسَاب اَلْمُثَلَثَات ḥisāb al-muṯalaṯāt
- trigonometry in Malay
- trigonometri
- trigonometry in Indonesian
- trigonometri
- trigonometry in Persian
- مثلثات mosalasât
- trigonometry in Thai
- ตรีโกณมิติ dtrii-goon-mí-dtì
- trigonometry in Vietnamese
- lượng giác học, lượng giác
- trigonometry in Myanmar
- တြီဂိုနိုမေတြီ triguinuime-tri
- Sindhi
- ٽِڪُنڊپيمائِش ṭikũḍpemāiś
Synonyms of trigonometry
Forms of trigonometry
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Origin of trigonometry
PIE word *tréyes From 1610s, from New Latin trigōnometria, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”), equivalent to trigono- + -metry.
Words formed from trigonometry
Questions about trigonometry
- What does trigonometry mean?
- Trigonometry means 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.
- What is trigonometry in Hindi?
- Trigonometry in Hindi is त्रिकोणमिति (trikoṇmiti). See Trigonometry meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is trigonometry?
- Trigonometry is a noun.
- How do you pronounce trigonometry?
- Trigonometry is pronounced /ˌtɹɪɡəˈnɒmətɹi/.
- What is the plural of trigonometry?
- The plural of trigonometry is trigonometries.
Words near trigonometry in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: trigonometry (page history and authors); ത്രികോണമിതി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); trigonometry (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ત્રિકોણમિતિ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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