Versed Sine Definition

noun
The number 1 minus the cosine of a given angle.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Versed Sine

Noun

Singular:
versed sine
Plural:
versed-sines

Origin of Versed Sine

  • Translation of New Latin sinus versus sinus sine Latin versus past participle of vertere to turn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin sinus versus (“flipped sine"); the sine function being sometimes called sinus rectus.

    From Wiktionary

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