sine wave

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noun Physics.

a periodic oscillation, as simple harmonic motion, having the same geometric representation as a sine function.

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Origin of sine wave

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby sine wave

sine, sine curve, sine die, sine prole, sine qua non, sine wave, sinecure, sinemet, sinew, sinewy, sinfjotli
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British Dictionary definitions for sine wave

sine wave

noun

any oscillation, such as a sound wave or alternating current, whose waveform is that of a sine curve
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