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- [sahyn]
- /saɪn/
- /saɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahyn]
- /saɪn/
Definitions of sine word
- noun sine an indispensable condition; requisite. 1
- noun sine trigonometry 1
- noun sine a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side to that of the hypotenuse 0
- noun sine a function that in a circle centred at the origin of a Cartesian coordinate system is the ratio of the ordinate of a point on the circumference to the radius of the circle 0
- preposition sine (esp in Latin phrases or legal terms) lacking; without 0
- noun sine the reciprocal of the cosecant 0
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Origin of sine
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < New Latin, Latin sinus a curve, fold, pocket, translation of Arabic jayb literally, pocket, by folk etymology < Sanskrit jiyā, jyā chord of an arc, literally, bowstring
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Parts of speech for Sine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sine usage trend in Literature
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