'Versed sine' definitions:

Definition of 'Versed sine'

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  • Sine \Sine\, n. [LL. sinus a sine, L. sinus bosom, used in translating the Ar. jaib, properly, bosom, but probably read by mistake (the consonants being the same) for an original j[imac]ba sine, from Skr. j[imac]va bowstring, chord of an arc, sine.] (Trig.) (a) The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through the other extremity. (b) The perpendicular itself. See Sine of angle, below. [1913 Webster]
  • Artificial sines, logarithms of the natural sines, or logarithmic sines.
  • Curve of sines. See Sinusoid.
  • Natural sines, the decimals expressing the values of the sines, the radius being unity.
  • Sine of an angle, in a circle whose radius is unity, the sine of the arc that measures the angle; in a right-angled triangle, the side opposite the given angle divided by the hypotenuse. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
  • Versed sine, that part of the diameter between the sine and the arc. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Versed sine'

From: GCIDE
  • Versed \Versed\, a. [L. versus turned, p. p. vertere. See 1st Versed.] (Math.) Turned. [1913 Webster]
  • Versed sine. See under Sine, and Illust. of Functions. [1913 Webster]