haversine

[hav-er-sahyn]

noun Trigonometry.

one half the versed sine of a given angle or arc.

Origin:
1870–75; ha(lf) + ver(sed) + sine

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haversine (ˈhævəˌsaɪn)

—n
	obsolete half the value of the versed sine

[C19: combination of half + versed + sine¹]

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