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PRONUNCIATION OF DIRECTION COSINE

direction cosine  [daɪˈrɛkʃ ən ˈkəʊˌsaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIRECTION COSINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Direction cosine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIRECTION COSINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Direction cosine

In analytic geometry, the direction cosines of a vector are the cosines of the angles between the vector and the three coordinate axes. Or equivalently it is the component contributions of the basis to the unit vector.

Definition of direction cosine in the English dictionary

The definition of direction cosine in the dictionary is the cosine of any of the direction angles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIRECTION COSINE


arcsin
ˈɑːkˌsaɪn
arcsine
ˈɑːkˌsaɪn
assign
əˈsaɪn
calycine
ˈkælɪˌsaɪn
colicine
ˈkɒlɪˌsaɪn
cosine
ˈkəʊˌsaɪn
countersign
ˈkaʊntəˌsaɪn
coversine
ˈkəʊvɜːˌsaɪn
culicine
ˈkjuːlɪˌsaɪn
haversine
ˈhævəˌsaɪn
inosine
ˈɪnəˌsaɪn
limacine
ˈlɪməˌsaɪn
picine
ˈpaɪˌsaɪn
piscine
ˈpɪsaɪn
psittacine
ˈsɪtəˌsaɪn
sign
saɪn
sine
saɪn
soricine
ˈsɒrɪˌsaɪn
syn
saɪn
thylacine
ˈθaɪləˌsaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIRECTION COSINE

direct speech
direct tax
direct taxation
direct-grant school
direct-mail shot
direct-reading
directed
directedness
direction
direction angle
direction finder
direction finding
direction indicator
directional
directional drilling
directionality
directionless
directions
directive
directivity

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIRECTION COSINE

adenosine
arccosine
arsine
batterie de cuisine
cuisine
cytosine
draisine
eosine
erythrosine
guanosine
hyperbolic cosine
kerosine
limousine
lysine
nigrosine
rusine
sphingosine
stretch limousine
tyrosine
ursine

Synonyms and antonyms of direction cosine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «direction cosine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIRECTION COSINE

Find out the translation of direction cosine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of direction cosine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «direction cosine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

方向余弦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cosenos directores
570 millions of speakers

English

direction cosine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दिशा कोज्या
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاتجاه جيب التمام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

направляющий косинус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

direção cosseno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দিক কোসাইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

direction cosinus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Arah cosine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Richtungskosinus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

方向余弦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방향 코사인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Arah kosine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hướng cosin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திசை கோசைன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दिशा कोसाइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yön kosinüs
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

direzione coseno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kierunek cosinus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

направляючий косинус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

direcție cosinus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατεύθυνση συνημίτονο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rigting cosinus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

riktning cosinus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retning cosinus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of direction cosine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRECTION COSINE»

The term «direction cosine» is used very little and occupies the 156.396 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRECTION COSINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about direction cosine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIRECTION COSINE»

Discover the use of direction cosine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to direction cosine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mechanics of Flight
The direction-cosine matrix can be formed from any of the symmetric or asymmetric Euler angle sets. For example, the matrix on the right side of Eq. ( 1 1 .2. 1 ) is a direction- cosine matrix. One way to avoid the singularity in Eq. (11.2.5) is to ...
Warren F. Phillips, 2004
2
Principles of Planar Near-Field Antenna Measurements
Inthiscasethethree-by-threesubmatrixcanbeconsideredaloneand isusedinsteadofthe homogeneousfour-by-fourtransformationmatrix. Utilizationof the three-by-three direction cosine matrix has an important benefit. Asthe direction cosine matrix ...
Stuart Gregson, John McCormick, Clive Parini, 2007
3
Robert Shannon and Roland Shack: Legends in Applied Optics
For large angles of incidence and large diffracted angles, the various orders appear to be equally spaced and lie on a straight line only in direction cosine space. Figure 3(a) thus illustrates the global view of diffraction presented by Roland ...
Robert Rennie Shannon, Roland Shack, James E. Harvey, 2005
4
Analytical mechanics of space systems
This book provides a comprehensive treatment of dynamics of space systems starting with the basic fundamentals.
Hanspeter Schaub, John L. Junkins, 2003
5
A Monte Carlo Primer: A Practical Approach to Radiation ...
Azimuthal angle in lab coordinates ! direction cosine in lab coordinates ! direction cosine in Lab coordinates ! select appropriate transformation ! Primary transformation T sub x ! final direction cosine U ! final direction cosine V ! final direction ...
Stephen A. Dupree, Stanley K. Fraley, 2004
6
Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies: A Systematic Approach
E3,p3A Now, from Section 1.4.4 we know that the transformation between any two or- thonormal bases is a direction cosine matrix. Similarly, the rotation of a rigid body from one orientation to another can also be described using a direction  ...
Anil Rao, 2006
7
Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control
Inspection of Eq. (l2-l3) shows lhat changing the signs of all the Ruler symmetric parameters simultaneously does not affect the direction cosine matrix. Equations (l2-l4) express one of four possible ways of computing the Euler symmetric ...
James Richard Wertz, 1978
8
Earthquake Site Effect Modeling in Sedimentary Basins Using ...
289 E.1.2 Multiplication of direction cosine of SV wave................................ 290 E. 2.1 1st derivatives of Multiplication of direction cosine of P wave with 292 respect to x.......................................................................... E.2.2 1st derivatives of Multiplication ...
Jimin Lee, 2007
9
Flexible Multibody Dynamics
the direction cosine matrix, D, as Dm = ilee. (4.2) Using eq. (1.8), and observing that vectors ik and e£ are unit vectors yields an alternative expression for the direction cosine matrix is obtained DH = cos(iklee) (4.3) Fig. 4.1. rotation from basis ...
Olivier Andre Bauchau, 2010
10
Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics
This book unifies all aspects of flight dynamics for the efficient development of aerospace vehicle simulations.
Peter H. Zipfel, 2007

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIRECTION COSINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term direction cosine is used in the context of the following news items.
1
PubMed-supported clinical term weighting approach for improving …
We optimized the modified direction cosine (mDC) with respect to a regularization constant embedded into the feature vector. Equal, generic ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
2
A Glossary of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Terms
DCM: Direction Cosine Matrix. A algorithm that is a less processing intensive equivalent of the Kalman Filter. More information. DSM / DSM2 ... «DirectionsMag.com, Aug 14»
3
Father of GPS and Pioneer of Satellite Telemetry and Timing …
This network of stations, each making the two direction cosine measurements with the time of passage overhead of the tiny Vanguard satellite, ... «Business Wire, Apr 10»
4
MEMS and Platform Orientation & Deep Integration of GNSS/Inertial …
The attitude can be mathematically represented by any of the following set of parameters: a quaternion, direction cosine matrix, Gibbs vector, or Euler angles. «Inside GNSS, Feb 08»

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