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coversine

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co⋅ver⋅sine

  [koh-ver-sahyn, koh-vur-sahyn]
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–noun
coversed sine.

coversed sine

  [koh-vurst]
–noun Mathematics.
the versed sine of the complement of an angle or arc.
Also called coversine, versed cosine.

Origin:
1700–10
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co·ver·sine   (kō-vûr'sīn')   
n.  See versed cosine.
versed cosine  
n.   Abbr. covers
A trigonometric function of an angle equal to one minus the sine of that angle. Also called coversine.

[versed (sine) + cosine.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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