Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cosine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cosine \Co"sine\ (k?"s?n), n. [For co. sinus, an abbrev. of L.
complementi sinus.] (Trig.)
The sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of
{Functions}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cosine
n : ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse [syn: {cos}]
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