SECALE
Se*ca"le, n. Etym: [L., a kind of grain.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of cereal grasses including rye.
SECANCY
Se"can*cy, n. Etym: [See Secant.]
Defn: A cutting; an intersection; as, the point of secancy of one line by another. [R.] Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. ).
SECANT
Se"cant, a. Etym: [L. secans, -antis, p.pr. of secare to cut. See
Section.]
Defn: Cutting; divivding into two parts; as, a secant line.
SECANT
Secant, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sécante. See Secant, a.]
1. (Geom.)
Defn: A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points.
2. (Trig.)