sine wave
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sine wave
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Fosse suggests, through the Emcee, that though the West’s relationship to queerness may bear the pattern of a sine wave, the Grande Human Cabaret can never metaphorically or spiritually close.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2025
One model put forth in 1990 assumed riders rock backward and forward at a constant frequency in simple sinusoidal motion—meaning the movement makes the shape of a sine wave in time.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 6, 2023
The sine wave is a smooth, periodic undulation, a mathematical idealization of waves found in nature: energetic seismic waves produced by earthquakes; sonic booms propagating through air; tsunamis spreading across water.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
“I said, “’Cause, man, number one: we sculpt an electronic signal into a sine wave that’s smooth, or a sawtooth, which is rough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2017
He draws a spiral punctured by a sine wave.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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