| Pronunciation: | | 'sInu`soyd
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] tiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ
- [n] the curve of y=sin x
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SINUSOID is a 8 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | sine curve |
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| | See Also: | | passage, passageway, undulation, wave |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Si"nus*oid\, n. [Sinus + -oid.] (Geom.)
The curve whose ordinates are proportional to the sines of
the abscissas, the equation of the curve being y = a sin x.
It is also called the {curve of sines}.
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