Definition of sine Sine
/sajˈn/ - [sayn] - si•ne
We found 10 definitions of sine from 6 different sources.
Advertising
What does sine mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: sines |
||
| sine - ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle | ||
| sin | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sine (n.)
The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through the other extremity. - sine (n.)
The perpendicular itself. See Sine of angle, below. - sine (prep.)
Without.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
-
sine
sīn, n. a straight line drawn from one extremity of an arc perpendicular to the diameter that passes through the other extremity. [L. sinus, a curve.] -
sine
Syne, sīn, adv. (Scot.) after that: ago.—conj. since -
sine
sī′ne, prep. without, as in Sine die, without day, of an adjournment; Sine quâ non, an indispensable condition, &c. [L.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
-
sine
A right sine in geometry, is a right line drawn from one end of an arc perpendicularly upon the radius from the centre to the other end of the arc; or it is half the chord of twice the arc.
Part of speech
🔤- sine, noun, singular of sines.
Pronunciation
Word frequency
Sign Language
Your last searches
Last searches
Advertising
Jump to
Advertising