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n. (Abbr. cos)
  1. In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse.
  2. The abscissa at the endpoint of an arc of a unit circle centered at the origin of a Cartesian coordinate system, the arc being of length x and measured counterclockwise from the point (1, 0) if x is positive or clockwise if x is negative.

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IN BRIEF: n. - Ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle.

Tutor's tip: To "consign" is to transfer or give to another's care or control, to "cosign" is to sign a loan agreement with others, while "cosine" is a mathematical term used in trigonometry.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
  Synonym: cos


Translations: Cosine
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - cosinus

Nederlands (Dutch)
cosinus

Français (French)
n. - cosinus

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kosinus

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μαθημ.) συνημίτονο

Italiano (Italian)
coseno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - co-seno (m) (Mát.)

Русский (Russian)
косинус

Español (Spanish)
n. - coseno

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kosinus (mat.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
余弦

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 餘弦

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 코사인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - コサイン, 余弦

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جيب تمام, جتا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קוסינוס‬


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