versed sine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of versed sine
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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If closer accuracy is demanded, we can attain it, by taking the versed sine for 1°, and multiplying this by 6².
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
The measure of this deflection; the versed sine of the angle. 4th.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
Now, I suspect that some of you--some of those whom I am directly addressing--may not know what the versed sine of an angle is; so I must tell you.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
After five coolings, a bar of iron, 28 inches long, 31⁄2 inches deep, and 1⁄2 inch thick, was curved so that the versed sine of its air-cooled edge was 11⁄2 inches.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Measuring the deflection in question—which is equivalent to the so-called versed sine of the arc traversed—we have a basis for determining the strength of the deflecting force.
From A History of Science — Volume 2 by Henry Smith Williams
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