cos1

[kos, kaws] /kɒs, kɔs/
noun
1.
romaine.
Origin
1690-1700; after Kos, where it originated

cos2

1.
Trigonometry, Mathematics, cosine.

Cos

[kos, kaws] /kɒs, kɔs/
noun
1.
Kos.

cos.

1.
companies.
2.
consul.
3.
consulship.
4.
counties.

C.O.S.

1.
cash on shipment.
Also, c.o.s.
British Dictionary definitions for cos

cos1

/kɒs/
noun
1.
a variety of lettuce with a long slender head and crisp leaves Usual US and Canadian name romaine Compare cabbage lettuce
Word Origin
C17: named after Kos, the Aegean island of its origin

cos2

/kɒz/
abbreviation
1.
cosine

Cos

/kɒs/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of Kos

COS

abbreviation
1.
Chief of Staff

Kos

/kɒs/
noun
1.
an island in the SE Aegean Sea, in the Greek Dodecanese Islands: separated from SW Turkey by the Kos Channel; settled in ancient times by Dorians and became famous for literature and medicine. Pop: 30 947 (2001). Area: 282 sq km (109 sq miles)
cos in Science
cos  
Abbreviation of cosine
cos in Technology

1. Cray Operating System.
2. Corporation for Open Systems.
Related Abbreviations for cos

cos

cosine

COS

Colorado Springs Airport

cos.

  1. companies
  2. consul
  3. counties

C.O.S.

cash on shipment
Encyclopedia Article for cos

Cos

island off the southwestern coast of Turkey, the third largest of the Dodecanese Islands, Greece.

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