versed sine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of versed sine
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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Now you know what the versed sine of an angle is, and are able to observe in Fig.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
This angle is so small that the departure from the law that the deflection is equal to the versed sine of the angle is too slight to appear in our computation.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
This decimal is the versed sine of the arc of 3°15', or of 3.25°.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
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
In taking the versed sine of 6°, a minute error is involved, though not one large enough to change the last figure in the above quotient.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
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