a term or period of three months. 2. one of the three approximately equal terms into which the year is divided by some colleges, schools, etc. Then, at the end of the first trimester, John drops a bombshell: there is not one love-child, but two.
definition of secant 1 a straight line cutting a curve at two or more points 2 a straight line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc to a tangent drawn from the other end of the arcefinition of secant 1 a straight line cutting a curve at two or more points 2 a straight line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc to a tangent drawn from the other end of the arc
decant (third-person singular simple present decants, present participle decanting, simple past and past participle decanted) ( 1 transitive) To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment. ( 2 transitive) To pour from one vessel into another. to decant wine. ( 3 archaic, intransitive) To flow.