sine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Danish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Pronoun 3 Irish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Adjective 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Declension 4 Latin 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Preposition 4.2.1 Derived terms 5 Romanian 5.1 Pronoun 5.1.1 Synonyms 6 Scottish Gaelic 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Adjective 6.3 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: sīn, IPA: /saɪn/, SAMPA: /saIn/
• Homophones: sign
• Rhymes: -aɪn

[edit] Etymology

From Latin sinus.

[edit] Noun

sine (plural sines)

1. (trigonometry, mathematics) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.

[edit] Usage notes

In various branches of mathematics, the sine of an angle is determined in various ways, including the following:

• The y-coordinate of the point on the unit circle at the given anticlockwise angle from the x axis.
• The sum of the real or complex power series

  

[edit] Synonyms

• Symbol: sin

[edit] Derived terms

• arcsine
• cosine
• sine wave
• sinusoid
• sinusoidal

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[edit] See also

• cosecant
• cotangent
• secant
• tangent
• trigonometry

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /siːnə/, [ˈsiːnə], [ˌsiːnə]

[edit] Pronoun

sine

1. Plural of sin.

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʃinʲə/

[edit] Adjective

sine

1. Comparative form of sean: older

[edit] Noun

sine f.

1. nipple

[edit] Declension

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sine siní Vocative a shine a shiní Genitive sine siní Dative sine siní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tsine na siní Genitive na sine na siní Dative leis an tsine don tsine leis na siní

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈsi.ne/

[edit] Preposition

sine (+ ablative)

1. without

   Sum sine regno.

   I am without a kingdom.

[edit] Derived terms

• sine die
• sine nomine
• sine prole
• decessit sine parole
• sum sine regno
• injuria sine damno

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronoun

sine (stressed reflexive-accusative form of el, ea, ei and ele)

1. himself, herself, itself, themselves

[edit] Synonyms

• se (unstressed form)

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʃinʲə/

[edit] Adjective

sine

1. Comparative and superlative form of sean.

[edit] Noun

sine f. (genitive sine, plural sinean)

1. nipple, teat
2. gin (drink)