Sine Definition

sīn
noun
The ordinate of the endpoint of an arc of a unit circle centered at the origin of a Cartesian coordinate system, the arc being of length x and measured counterclockwise from the point (1, 0) if x is positive or clockwise if x is negative.
American Heritage
The reciprocal of the cosecant.
Webster's New World
In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
preposition
Without.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sine

Noun

Singular:
sine
Plural:
sines

Origin of Sine

  • Medieval Latin sinus (mistranslation of Arabic jayb sine) (as if jayb fold in a garment) from Latin curve, fold

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin sinus, originally by mistranslation of Arabic جب (jubb). Ultimately from Sanskrit.

    From Wiktionary

Sine Sentence Examples

  • The rules then are sine of the middle part = product of tangents of adjacent parts = product of cosines of opposite parts.

  • The short vertical line above the sine theta axis marks the position of the Ti K absorption edge.

  • The spectrum contains just one component, at 256 Hz, because the pure tone is a single sine wave.

  • Prove that twice the sine of the latitude of the place = the secant of the suns latitude.

  • Such vigilant monitoring is a conditio sine qua non for any physician who wishes to cure the patient of her malady.

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Words Starting With

SSISIN

Words Ending With

ENEINE

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sine

Words Starting With S and Ending With E

Starts With S & Ends With EStarts With SI & Ends With EStarts With S & Ends With NE

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With S4 Letter Words Ending With E