Definitions for "Cosecant"
In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to the length of the opposite side; the reciprocal of the sine.
For any acute angle in a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse, to the length of the side opposite. Csc x = 1/sin x
ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
(trig) The secant of the complement.