Sine

II. Sine ·noun The perpendicular itself. ·see Sine of angle, below.

III. Sine ·noun The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through the other extremity.

sine
sĭne (old form sē or sēd; v. the foll.), prep. with abl. [si and ne; si, the demonstrative instrum...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
sine
si-ne praep.with abl, without (cf. 2 se): Sine omni periclo, T.: sine imaginibus, sine cantu ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
sine
A right sine in geometry, is a right line drawn from one end of an arc perpendicularly upon the radi...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Coversed sine
·- The versed sine of the complement of an arc or angle. ·see ·Illust. of Functions. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
versed sine
In geometry, is the part of the radius intercepted between the arc and its sine. ...

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