Word: cotangent
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
tan
gent
Definition: In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle. Symbols: cot, ctg or ctn
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: tangent
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A function of an angle that gives the ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real or complex numbers. Symbols: tan tg.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tangentem
Language: la
Decoded: tangentem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: tangent