sine curve

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noun Mathematics.

a curve described by the equation y = sin x, the ordinate being equal to the sine of the abscissa.

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Origin of sine curve

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby sine curve

Sindhi, sindon, sindonology, sine, sinecure, sine curve, sine die, Sinemet, sine prole, Sinequan, sine qua non

How to use sine curve in a sentence

She and her sister went into business together in 1997, opening Curve Salon after a career in media.
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Instead, break out a form-fitting garment — think skinny jeans or a curve-hugging dress.
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In an airline seat, the hips and pelvis rotate forward and the S curve flattens.
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After acknowledging that there has been a “bend in the curve” and a reason to hope, he warned against inaction.
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“He also said, ‘We might be too ahead of the curve,’” Kudrow remembers.
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It teaches you to take your time, or as the Germans call it, it gives you "Ruhe (repose)," the grand sine qua non!
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He drew her back to him, and she yielded and settled closely in the curve of his arm, and he told her the story.
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There is a sharp curve in the permanent way outside the station, so that a train is on you all of a sudden.
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Vnica hc adest D. Potrincurtij familia, sine feminis capita sumus viginti.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Multa erat in Nov Franci messis, ubi incol pene belluarum more sine Numinis cognitione vivebant.
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British Dictionary definitions for sine curve

sine curve

noun

a curve of the equation y = sin xAlso called: sinusoid

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