"coversed sine" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: coversed sines [plural]
Etymology: From contraction of complement + versed sine. Etymology templates: {{m|en|complement}} complement, {{m|en|versed sine}} versed sine Head templates: {{en-noun}} coversed sine (plural coversed sines)
  1. (trigonometry) The trigonometric function 1 − sin(x). Categories (topical): Trigonometric functions, Trigonometry Synonyms: coversine, coversin Derived forms: hacoversed sine Related terms: versed sine Translations (function): koversini (Finnish), Kosinus versus (German), Koversinus (German), coseno verso [masculine] (Spanish)

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