sine : Idioms & Phrases

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arc sine

  • noun the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number
    arc sine; arcsine; arcsin.
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Artificial sines

  • logarithms of the natural sines, or logarithmic sines.
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coversed sine

Co*versed" sine
Etymology
Co- (=co- in co- sine) + versed sine.
Definitions
  1. (Geom.) The versed sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
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Curve of sines

  • . See Sinusoid.
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inverse sine

  • noun the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number
    arc sine; arcsine; arcsin.
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latino sine flexione

  • noun Latino without inflectional morphology
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Natural sines

  • the decimals expressing the values of the sines, the radius being unity.
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sine curve

  • noun the curve of y=sin x
    sinusoid.
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sine die

  • adverb without a date fixed (as of an adjournment)
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Sine of an angle

  • in a circle whose radius is unity, the sine of the arc that measures the angle; in a right-angled triangle, the side opposite the given angle divided by the hypotenuse. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
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sine qua non

  • noun a prerequisite
    essential condition.
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sine wave

  • noun a wave whose waveform resembles a sine curve
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Versed sine

  • that part of the diameter between the sine and the arc.
Webster 1913