noun

trig

trihg

noun

Short for trigonometry.

"She struggled with trig in high school."

adj

Neat and tidy in appearance.

"He looked trig in his freshly pressed uniform."

How to Use Trig

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishMost commonly just informal shorthand for trigonometry; an older meaning is 'neat, tidy.'

Word Forms

trigger comparative, trigged past tense, trigged past tense, trigs plural, trigs plural, trigs plural, trigs plural, trigs plural, trigs singular, trigs singular, triggest superlative

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Etymology

From Old Norse tryggr ("loyal, true"), related to the English word true.

Rhymes for trig

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