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Noun: cosine  'kow,sIn
  1. Ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
    "The cosine function is used in many physics equations";
    - cos

Sounds like: cosign, co-sign

Derived forms: cosines

Type of: circular function, trigonometric function

Encyclopedia: Cosine