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 se·cant /ˈsiˌkænt, kənt/
 (a.)割的,切的,交叉的割線,正切

 secant
 正割; 割線

 secant
 正割 割線

 Se·cant a.  Cutting; dividing into two parts; as, a secant line.

 Secant, n.
 1. Geom. A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points.
 2. Trig. A right line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc, and terminated by a tangent drawn from the other end; the number expressing the ratio of this line to the radius of the circle. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
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 secant
      n 1: a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more
           points
      2: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a
         right-angled triangle [syn: sec]