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  • 81trigonocephalus — trig·o·no·ceph·a·lus (trig″o no sefґə ləs) an individual exhibiting trigonocephaly …

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  • 82trigger — trig|ger1 [ˈtrıgə US ər] n ↑barrel, ↑sight, ↑trigger [Date: 1600 1700; : Dutch; Origin: trekker, from Middle Dutch trecken to pull ; TREK2] 1.) the part of a gun that you pull with your finger to fire it pull/squeeze the trigger ▪ …

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  • 83trigonometry — trig|o|nom|e|try [ˌtrıgəˈnɔmıtri US ˈna: ] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: trigonometria, from Greek trigonon triangle + metria measuring ] the part of mathematics concerned with the relationship between the angles and sides of… …

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  • 84Triggerfactor — Trig|ger|fac|tor, auch Trig|ger Fac|tor [...fæktə] der; [s], s (meist Plur.) <zu engl. factor »Faktor«> Faktor, der eine bestimmte Reaktion od. einen Anfall auslöst (Med.) …

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  • 85Triggerpoint — Trig|ger|point, auch Trig|ger Point [...pɔint] der; s, s <zu engl. point »Punkt«> umschriebene, tastbar verhärtete Stelle im Muskel od. Unterhautzellgewebe, die auf Druck schmerzhaft reagiert (Med.) …

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  • 86trigonometry — trig|o|nom|e|try [ ,trıgə namətri ] noun uncount the part of mathematics that studies how the angles and sides of TRIANGLES are related …

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  • 87trigonal — trig•o•nal [[t]ˈtrɪg ə nl[/t]] adj. 1) math. of, pertaining to, or shaped like a triangle; having three angles; triangular 2) cry (of a crystal) having threefold symmetry • Etymology: 1560–70 trig′o•nal•ly, adv …

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  • 88trigonite — ˈtrīgəˌnīt, ˈtrig noun ( s) Etymology: German trigonit, from trigon + it ite : a mineral MnPb3H(AsO3)3 consisting of an acid lead manganese arsenite and occurring in yellow to brown triangular wedge shaped crystals (hardness 2 3) …

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  • 89arc cosecant — Trig. the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosecant equal to a given number. Abbr.: arc csc; Symbol: csc 1 Also called inverse cosecant. [1905 10] * * * …

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  • 90arc cosine — Trig. the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosine equal to a given number. Abbr.: arc cos; Symbol: cos 1 Also called inverse cosine. [1905 10] * * * …

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