As nouns the difference between owl and trigonometry
is that owl is (computing) while trigonometry is (mathematics) the branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and the angles of triangles and the calculations based on them, particularly the trigonometric functions.
owl
Etymology 1
From (etyl) owle, from (etyl) ‘to wail, howl’, Avestan (term) ‘to call out’)[Rick Derksen, ''Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon'', s.vv. “v?pìti”, “vyp?” (Leiden: Brill, 1998), pp. 532:535.].[Vladimir Orel, ''A Handbook of Germanic Etymology , s.vv. “*uwwal?n”, “*uww?”, “*?faz ~ *?f?” (Leiden: Brill, 2003), 436.]
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.
A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active.
Derived terms
* barn owl
* eagle owl
* elf owl
* great horned owl
* little owl
* long eared owl
* night owl
* owl bus
* owl-butterfly
* owl-faced monkey
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* owlglass
* owling
* owlish
* owl jug
* owl-light
* owl-moth
* owl-swallow
* owl train
* owly
* powerful owl
* rufous owl
* screech owl
* sea-owl
* stuffed owl
* tawny owl
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References
See also
* hoo
* hoot
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* whoo
Etymology 2
Anagrams
* low
trigonometry
English
Noun
(
wikipedia trigonometry)
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and the angles of triangles and the calculations based on them, particularly the trigonometric functions.
Related terms
* geometry
* trigon
* trigonometric
* trigonometrist
