Word: cosecants
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
se
cants
Definition: Plural of cosecant; ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
Morphemes:
Affix: co-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: of the opposite, of the counterpart; dual
Etymology Compounds: Affix: co-
Language: la
Decoded: co-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: of the opposite, of the counterpart; dual
Affix: secant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec
Etymology Compounds: Affix: secans
Language: la
Decoded: secans
PoS: Participle
Meaning: cleaving, dividing
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).