trigonometrisch

trigonometric

adjective tri-go-no-MAY-trish Rare

Origin: from Greek 'trigonon' (triangle) + 'metron' (measure)

Usage Note

trigonometrisch bezieht sich auf die Winkelfunktionen (Sinus, Kosinus, Tangens) und ihre Anwendungen. 'Trigonometrische Gleichungen' und der 'Einheitskreis' sind Kernthemen des Oberstufenunterrichts.

Examples

"Sinus und Kosinus sind trigonometrische Funktionen."

Natural Translation

Sine and cosine are trigonometric functions.

Literal Translation

Sine and cosine are trigonometric functions.

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