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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sān jiǎo hán shù
"这道题需要用到三角函数。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An informal abbreviation for the branch of mathematics dealing with the relations of the sides and angles of triangles.
"She struggled with her homework problems involving sine and cosine in trig class."
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Neat, trim, smart, or alert in appearance.
"He looked very trig in his newly tailored uniform."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a clipping of trigonometry, which originates from the Greek words trigōnon (triangle) and metron (measure). The older adjective and verb senses meaning 'neat, trim, or active' stem from Old Norse tryggr, meaning true or trusty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trig" is said worldwide
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trigonométrie
Transliteration: tri-ɡɔ-nɔ-me-tri
"Elle étudie la trigonométrie au lycée."
Trigonometrie
Transliteration: tʁiɡonoːmeˈtʁiː
"Trigonometrie ist ein Teilgebiet der Geometrie."
trigonometria
Transliteration: tri-ɡo-no-me-tri-a
"La trigonometria studia i triangoli."
trigonometría
Transliteration: tri-ɣo-no-me-ˈtɾi-a
"La trigonometría se usa mucho en la arquitectura."
trigonometria
Transliteration: tri-ɡu-nu-me-ˈtɾi-ɐ
"Ele teve aula de trigonometria hoje."
त्रिकोणमिति
Transliteration: tri-kon-mi-ti
"त्रिकोणमिति गणित का एक महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा है।"
三角函数
Transliteration: sān jiǎo hán shù
"这道题需要用到三角函数。"
삼각함수
Transliteration: sam-gak-ham-su
"우리는 오늘 삼각함수를 배웠다."
三角法
Transliteration: sankakuhō
"彼は三角法のテストに向けて勉強しています。"
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