cos

kəz

cosses

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Definition of cos - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

ratio of adjacent side to hypotenuse

TECH.

The cos of 30 degrees is 0.866.

cosine

vegetable

Rare

type of lettuce with long crisp leaves

Rare

I made a salad with fresh cos.

cos lettuce

romaine

family

Rare

informal term for a cousin

Rare

I'm visiting my cos this weekend.

family

kin

relative

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type of lettuce with long crisp leaves

Expressions with cos

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cos lettuce

lettuce with long, crisp leaves and a mild flavor

Cos lettuce is perfect for Caesar salad.

Origin of cos

Latin, cos lettuce (a type of lettuce)

Terms with cos included in their meaning

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cosmid

biology

plasmid with cos sequences for cloning genes

Examples of cos in a sentence

The student calculated the cos for the given angle.
The chef recommended using cos for the Caesar salad.
Cos is often preferred for its crunchy texture in sandwiches.
My cos and I grew up together.
She always spends holidays with her cos.

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French:cosinus, laitue romaine, ...
German:Kosinus, Römersalat, ...
Italian:coseno, lattuga romana, ...
Spanish:coseno, lechuga romana, ...
Portuguese:cosseno, alface romana, ...
Chinese:余弦, 罗马生菜, ...
Japanese:コサイン, ロメインレタス, ...
Arabic:جَيْب التَّمام, خَسٌّ رُومَانِيٌّ, ...
Hebrew:קוֹסִינוּס, חַסָּה רוֹמָאִית, ...
Russian:cos, ромен, ...
Ukrainian:косинус, римський салат, ...
Hindi:कोसाइन, कॉस, ...
Bengali:কোসাইন, লেটুস, ...
Catalan:cosinus, enciam romà, ...
Czech:kosinus, římský salát, ...
Danish:cosinus, romainesalat, ...
Dutch:cos, romainesla, ...
Greek:συνημίτονο, μαρούλι ρομάνα, ...
Hungarian:koszinusz, római saláta, ...
Khmer:កូស៊ីនុស, សាឡាត់រ៉ូម៉ាំង, ...
Korean:코사인, 코스, ...
Persian:کسینوس, کاهو, ...
Polish:cosinus, sałata rzymska, ...
Portuguese (BR):cosseno, alface romana, ...
Romanian:cosinus, salată romaine, ...
Swedish:cosinus, romansallad, ...
Thai:โคไซน์, ผักกาดคอส, ...
Turkish:cos, cos marul, ...
Vietnamese:cos, rau diếp Romaine, ...

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Definition of cos - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Images of cos

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Origin of cos

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Terms with cos included in their meaning

Examples of cos in a sentence

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