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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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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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