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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geometry, mathematical-analysis, mathematics, sciences
Examples
- 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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trig
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pure mathematics
Narrower terms: spherical trigonometry, triangulation
PIE word *tréyes From 1610s, from New Latin trigōnometria, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”), equivalent to trigono- + -metry.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
trigonometria
— branch of mathematics
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Arabic:
عِلْم اَلْمُثَلَثَات
(ʕilm al-muṯalaṯāt)
— branch of mathematics
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Arabic:
عِلْم حِسَاب اَلْمُثَلَثَات
(ʕilm ḥisāb al-muṯalaṯāt)
— branch of mathematics
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Arabic:
حِسَاب اَلْمُثَلَثَات
(ḥisāb al-muṯalaṯāt)
— branch of mathematics
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܡܡܲܠܠܘܼܬ ܡܬܲܠܬܹ̈ܐ
(mmallūt mtaltē)
— branch of mathematics
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Armenian:
եռանկյունաչափություն
(eṙankyunačʻapʻutʻyun)
— branch of mathematics
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Azerbaijani:
triqonometriya
— branch of mathematics
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Basque:
trigonometria
— branch of mathematics
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Belarusian:
трыганаметрыя
(tryhanamjetryja)
— branch of mathematics
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Bengali:
ত্রিকোণমিতি
(trikōnmiti)
— branch of mathematics
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Bulgarian:
тригономе́трия
(trigonométrija)
— branch of mathematics
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Burmese:
တြီဂိုနိုမေတြီ
(triguinuime-tri)
— branch of mathematics
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Catalan:
trigonometria
— branch of mathematics
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Chinese Mandarin:
三角法
(sānjiǎofǎ)
— branch of mathematics
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Chinese Mandarin:
三角學 /三角学
(sānjiǎoxué)
— branch of mathematics
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Czech:
trigonometrie
— branch of mathematics
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Danish:
trigonometri
— branch of mathematics
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Dutch:
trigonometrie
— branch of mathematics
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Dutch:
goniometrie
— branch of mathematics
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Dutch:
driehoeksmeetkunde
— branch of mathematics
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Esperanto:
trigonometrio
— branch of mathematics
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Estonian:
trigonomeetria
— branch of mathematics
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Farefare:
kɔkatãmakrʋm
— branch of mathematics
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Farefare:
tãkɔkamakrʋm
— branch of mathematics
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Finnish:
trigonometria
— branch of mathematics
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French:
trigonométrie
— branch of mathematics
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Galician:
trigonometría
— branch of mathematics
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Georgian:
ტრიგონომეტრია
(ṭrigonomeṭria)
— branch of mathematics
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German:
Trigonometrie
— branch of mathematics
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Greek:
τριγωνομετρία
(trigonometría)
— branch of mathematics
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Hebrew:
טְרִיגוֹנוֹמֶטְרִיָּה
(trigonometriya)
— branch of mathematics
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Hindi:
त्रिकोणमिति
(trikoṇmiti)
— branch of mathematics
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Hungarian:
trigonometria
— branch of mathematics
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Icelandic:
hornafræði
— branch of mathematics
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Indonesian:
trigonometri
— branch of mathematics
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Irish:
triantánacht
— branch of mathematics
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Italian:
trigonometria
— branch of mathematics
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Japanese:
三角法
(sankakuhō)
— branch of mathematics
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Kazakh:
тригонометрия
(trigonometriä)
— branch of mathematics
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Kazakh:
تريگونومەتريا
(trigonometria)
— branch of mathematics
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Kazakh:
trigonometria
— branch of mathematics
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Khmer:
ត្រីកោណមាត្រ
(trəykaonmiətrɑɑ)
— branch of mathematics
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Korean:
삼각법
(samgakbeop)
— branch of mathematics
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Central Kurdish:
سێگۆشەزانی
(sêgoşezanî)
— branch of mathematics
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Northern Kurdish:
sêgoşenasî
— branch of mathematics
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Northern Kurdish:
sêgoşezanî
— branch of mathematics
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Northern Kurdish:
trîgonometrî
— branch of mathematics
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Latin:
trigonometria
— branch of mathematics
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Latvian:
trigonometrija
— branch of mathematics
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Lithuanian:
trigonometrija
— branch of mathematics
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Macedonian:
тригономе́трија
(trigonométrija)
— branch of mathematics
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Malay:
trigonometri
— branch of mathematics
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Mongolian:
тригономэтр
(trigonometr)
— branch of mathematics
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Mongolian:
гуравалжлэлийн арга
(guravalžleliin arga)
— branch of mathematics
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Mongolian:
ᠲᠷᠢᠭᠣᠨᠣᠮᠧᠲ᠋ᠷᠢ
(triɣonomētri)
— branch of mathematics
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Mongolian:
ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠᠯᠵᠢᠯᠡᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠠᠷᠭᠠ
(ɣurbalǰilel-ün arɣ-a)
— branch of mathematics
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Norwegian Bokmål:
trigonometri
— branch of mathematics
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Occitan:
trigonometria
— branch of mathematics
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Persian:
مثلثات
(mosalasât)
— branch of mathematics
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Polish:
trygonometria
— branch of mathematics
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Portuguese:
trigonometria
— branch of mathematics
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Romanian:
trigonometrie
— branch of mathematics
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Russian:
тригономе́трия
(trigonométrija)
— branch of mathematics
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Sindhi:
ٽِڪُنڊپيمائِش
(ṭikũḍpemāiś)
— branch of mathematics
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Slovak:
trigonometria
— branch of mathematics
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Spanish:
trigonometría
— branch of mathematics
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Swedish:
trigonometri
— branch of mathematics
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Tagalog:
tatsihaan
— branch of mathematics
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Tagalog:
trigonometriya
— branch of mathematics
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Tamil:
முக்கோணவியல்
(mukkōṇaviyal)
— branch of mathematics
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Tamil:
திரிகோணமிதி
(tirikōṇamiti)
— branch of mathematics
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Telugu:
త్రికోణమితి
(trikōṇamiti)
— branch of mathematics
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Thai:
ตรีโกณมิติ
(dtrii-goon-mí-dtì)
— branch of mathematics
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Turkish:
trigonometri
— branch of mathematics
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Turkmen:
trigonometriýa
— branch of mathematics
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Ukrainian:
тригономе́трія
(tryhonométrija)
— branch of mathematics
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Urdu:
مثلثیات
(musalsiyāt)
— branch of mathematics
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Uzbek:
trigonometriya
— branch of mathematics
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Vietnamese:
lượng giác học
— branch of mathematics
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Vietnamese:
lượng giác
— branch of mathematics
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Volapük:
trigonomet
— branch of mathematics
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Welsh:
trigonometreg
— branch of mathematics
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Yiddish:
טריגאָנאָמעטריע
(trigonometrye)
— branch of mathematics