Definitions for SINEsaɪn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sinesaɪn(n.)
a fundamental trigonometric function that, in a right triangle, is expressed as the ratio of the length of the side opposite an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse.
Category: Math
Ref: Abbr.: sin 4
Origin of sine:
1585–95; < NL, L sinus curve, fold, pocket, trans. of Ar jayb lit., pocket
Princeton's WordNet
sine, sin(noun)
ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
Wiktionary
sine(Noun)
In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.
Origin: From sinus, originally by mistranslation of جب. Ultimately from .
Webster Dictionary
Sine(noun)
the length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through the other extremity
Sine(noun)
the perpendicular itself. See Sine of angle, below
Sine(u)
without
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