cosine

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n. sine of the complement of a given angle (Trigonometry)

In mathematics, the trigonometric functions (also called circular functions) are functions of an angle. They are important in the study of triangles and modeling periodic phenomena, among many other applications. Trigonometric functions are commonly defined as ratios of two sides of a right triangle containing the angle, and can equivalently be defined as the lengths of various line segments from a unit circle. More modern definitions express them as infinite series or as solutions of certain differential equations, allowing their extension to arbitrary positive and negative values and even to complex numbers.
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Noun
1. ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
(synonym) cos
(hypernym) trigonometric function, circular function

n. midget, anything that is abnormally small, trifle

(n.)
The sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.