sinusoid

English

Etymology

From the French sinusoïde.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪ.nə.sɔɪd/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑɪ.nə.soɪd/

Noun

sinusoid (plural sinusoids)

1. (mathematics) A curve having the shape of a sine wave.
2. (anatomy) Any of several channels through which venous blood passes in various organs.

Derived terms

• sinusoidal

Translations

sine curve

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 正弦曲線／正弦曲线 (zh) (zhèngxián qūxiàn)

• Czech: sinusoida (cs) f, sinusovka (cs) f, sinoida (cs) f
• Finnish: sinikäyrä (fi)
• French: sinusoïde (fr) f
• German: Sinuskurve (de) f
• Icelandic: sínusferill m
• Japanese: 正弦曲線 (せいげんきょくせん, seigen kyokusen)
• Polish: sinusoida (pl) f
• Russian: синусо́ида (ru) f (sinusóida)
• Slovak: sínusoida f
• Swedish: sinuskurva (sv) c
• Tagalog: sinwaying kilo

anatomy: channel for venous blood

• Finnish: tiehyt (fi)
• German: Sinusoid n
• Japanese: 類洞 (るいどう, ruidō)
• Russian: синусо́идный капилля́р m (sinusóidnyj kapilljár), синусо́ид (ru) m (sinusóid)

Adjective

sinusoid (comparative more sinusoid, superlative most sinusoid)

1. (mathematics) sinusoidal.
2. (anatomy) Characteristic of a sinus.

Translations

sinusoidal — see sinusoidal

anatomy: resembling a sinus

• Finnish: ontelomainen