coversed sine

[ koh-vurst ]

/ ˈkoʊ vɜrst /

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noun Mathematics.

the versed sine of the complement of an angle or arc.

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Also called co·ver·sine

[koh-ver-sahyn, koh-vur-sahyn], /ˈkoʊ vərˌsaɪn, koʊˈvɜr saɪn/, versed cosine .

Origin of coversed sine

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby coversed sine

cover note, cover one's ass, cover one's tracks, cover point, covers, coversed sine, cover-shoulder, cover slip, cover story, covert, covert action

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How to use coversed sine in a sentence

That accumulation of identities is already a sine qua non when speaking of Hispanics, like Zimmerman.
George Zimmerman, Hispanics, and the Messy Nature of American Identity|Ilan Stavans|April 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the land of the industrial revolution, foreign ownership and management is the sine qua non of industrial success.
Britain is in No Position to Rule the Waves|Noah Kristula-Green|March 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This unsmoked, wet-cured ham is the sine qua non of Parisian butcher shops: a light, ephemeral meat, sweet but umami.
Easter's Top Five Hams|Mark Scarbrough|March 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It teaches you to take your time, or as the Germans call it, it gives you "Ruhe (repose)," the grand sine qua non!
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay

Vnica hc adest D. Potrincurtij familia, sine feminis capita sumus viginti.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Multa erat in Nov Franci messis, ubi incol pene belluarum more sine Numinis cognitione vivebant.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Habemus hic Petronium integrum, quem vidi meis oculis non sine admiratione.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
O pulerae sine luxes aedes, vitaeque decore Splendida paupertas ingenuusque pudor!
Julian Home|Dean Frederic W. Farrar

British Dictionary definitions for coversed sine

coversed sine

/ (ˈkəʊvɜːst) /

noun obsolete

a trigonometric function equal to one minus the sine of the specified angleAbbreviation: covers

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