sine wave
a periodic oscillation, as simple harmonic motion, having the same geometric representation as a sine function.
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How to use sine wave in a sentence
The filament appears to wobble up and down like a sine wave over the course of thousands of light-years.
Astronomers have found the Milky Way’s first known ‘feather’ | Lisa Grossman | November 23, 2021 | Science NewsOne reason this model makes for an excellent UPS for your home network is that it gives output power in a pure sine wave form.
The best battery backups to keep your gear up and running | Terry Sullivan | September 10, 2021 | Popular-ScienceA sine-wave inverter allows a UPS to produce a clean sine wave form, which is the best type for power output.
The best battery backups to keep your gear up and running | Terry Sullivan | September 10, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAny set of data plotted over time can be expressed as a sum of trigonometric functions like sine waves, which can be expressed in terms of their frequency and amplitude.
Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Hold Clues to Persistent Mysteries | Elizabeth Landau | February 8, 2021 | Quanta MagazineOnce the communicator's standby light approached sine-wave modulation.
The Machine That Saved The World | William Fitzgerald Jenkins
British Dictionary definitions for sine wave
any oscillation, such as a sound wave or alternating current, whose waveform is that of a sine curve
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