cosine

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

Etymology

From co- + sine, short for complementi sinus in Latin, meaning “sine of the complement”. Doublet of cosinus.

Synonyms

cos

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