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)

(mathematics) A curve having the shape of a sine wave.
(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)

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

Translations

sinusoidal — see sinusoidal

anatomy: resembling a sinus

Finnish: ontelomainen

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