Definition
A trigonometric function used in navigation and surveying to calculate great-circle distances between two points on Earth.
Etymology
From 'half versine,' where 'versine' is a trigonometric function, and 'sine' (Latin 'sinus'). The term was coined by navigators needing to calculate nautical distances before computers existed.
Kelly Says
The haversine formula was the secret weapon of exploration—with nothing but a haversack of supplies, accurate tables, and this formula, navigators could calculate how far they'd traveled across open ocean without any instruments.
Translations
ARالعربية
هافرسين
ha-far-sin
BNবাংলা
হাবার্সিন
ha-bar-sin
CACatalà
haversin
ha-ver-sin
CSČeština
haversin
ha-ver-sin
DADansk
haversin
ha-ver-sin
DEDeutsch
Haversinuss
ha-ver-si-nus
ELΕλληνικά
haversin
ha-ver-sin
ESEspañol
haverseno
ha-ver-se-noh
FAفارسی
هاورسین
ha-ver-sin
FISuomi
haversin
ha-ver-sin
FRFrançais
haversin
a-ver-sin
GUGU
હાવર્સીન
ha-ver-seen
HEעברית
הברסין
ha-ver-sin
HIहिन्दी
हैवर्साइन
hai-ver-sa-in
HUMagyar
haversin
ha-ver-sin
IDBahasa Indonesia
haversin
ha-ver-sin
ITItaliano
haverseno
ha-ver-se-noh
KKKK
хаверсинус
kha-ver-si-nus
MSBahasa Melayu
haversin
ha-ver-sin
MYမြန်မာ
ဟာဗာစင်း
ha-ba-sin
NLNederlands
haversine
ha-ver-si-ne
NONorsk
haversin
ha-ver-sin
PLPolski
hawersin
ha-wer-sin
PTPortuguês
haverseno
ha-ver-se-noh
RORomână
haversin
ha-ver-sin
RUРусский
хаверсинус
kha-ver-si-nus
SVSvenska
haversin
ha-ver-sin
SWKiswahili
haversin
ha-ver-sin
TAதமிழ்
ஹேவர்சின்
ha-ve-r-shin
TEతెలుగు
హావర్సీన్
ha-ver-seen
THไทย
ฮาเวอร์ซีน
ha-we-r-seen
TRTürkçe
haversin
ha-ver-sin
UKУкраїнська
хаверсинус
kha-ver-si-nus
URاردو
ہاversین
ha-ver-sin
VITiếng Việt
haversin
ha-ver-sin