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The ratio of the side of a right-angled triangle opposite to a specified angle to the hypotenuse; when expressed as a real number between 0 and 1 it defines the sine of the angle
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sine — sine1 [sīn] n. [ML sinus (< L, a bend, curve, hanging fold of a toga), used as transl. of Ar jaib, sine, bosom of a garment] Trigonometry the reciprocal of the cosecant; specif., a) the ratio of the opposite side of a given acute angle in a… … English World dictionary
sine curve — sine′ curve n. math. a graphic representation of the ratio of the size of an angle to its sine; the graph of the equation y= sin x[/ex] • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
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sine — n. Math. 1 the trigonometric function that is equal to the ratio of the side opposite a given angle (in a right angled triangle) to the hypotenuse. 2 a function of the line drawn from one end of an arc perpendicularly to the radius through the… … Useful english dictionary
sine — I. /saɪn / (say suyn) noun Mathematics 1. a trigonometric function defined for an acute angle in a right angled triangle as the ratio of the side opposite the angle to the hypotenuse, and defined for angles of any size as the ordinate of a point… …
sine — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin sinus, from Latin, curve Date: 1593 1. the trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the leg opposite the angle when it is considered part of a right triangle and the hypotenuse 2. a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sine — [sʌɪn] noun Mathematics the trigonometric function that is equal to the ratio of the side opposite a given angle (in a right angled triangle) to the hypotenuse. Origin C16: from L. sinus curve , used in med. L. as a translation of Arab. jayb… … English new terms dictionary
