The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SECANTS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1943.
Straight lines cutting a curve crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SECANTS | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Straight lines cutting a curve
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- secant
- asymptote
- chord
- tangent
- plane
- square
- projection
- polygon
- hyperbola
- angle
- sheer
- sheerness
Crossword Answer definitions
SECANTS noun- A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
- In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec
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