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Webster 1913 Edition


Sine

Sine

,
Noun.
[LL.
sinus
a sine, L.
sinus
bosom, used in translating the Ar.
jaib
, properly, bosom, but probably read by mistake (the consonants being the same) for an original
jība
sine, from Skr.
jīva
bowstring, chord of an arc, sine.]
(Trig.)
(a)
The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through the other extremity.
(b)
The perpendicular itself. See
Sine of angle
, below.
Artificial sines
,
logarithms of the natural sines, or logarithmic sines.
Curve of sines
.
See
Sinusoid
.
Natural sines
,
the decimals expressing the values of the sines, the radius being unity.
Sine of an angle
,
in a circle whose radius is unity, the sine of the arc that measures the angle; in a right-angled triangle, the side opposite the given angle divided by the hypotenuse. See
Trigonometrical function
, under
Function
.
Versed sine
,
that part of the diameter between the sine and the arc.

Si′ne

,
p
rep.
[L.]
Without.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sine

SINE

,
Noun.
[L. sinus.] In geometry, the right sine of an arch or arc, is a line drawn from one end of that arch perpendicular to the radius drawn through the other end, and is always equal to half the chord of double the arch.

Definition 2024


Sine

Sine

See also: sine, sìne, Síne, Sìne, and -sine

Danish

Proper noun

Sine

  1. A female given name, short for Hansine, Jensine or Nielsine, or a variant of Signe.

Turkish

Proper noun

Sine

  1. A female given name

sine

sine

See also: Sine, Síne, Sìne, and sìne

English

Sine function

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.

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

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Anagrams


Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siːnə/, [ˈsiːnə], [ˌsiːnə]

Pronoun

sine

  1. plural of sin

See also


Finnish

(index si)

Etymology

sini + -e

Noun

sine

  1. bluing (blue pigment used for coloring clothes when washing)
  2. blueprint (paper-based reproduction usually of a technical drawing), diazo print, ammonia print

Declension

Inflection of sine (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative sine sineet
genitive sineen sineiden
sineitten
partitive sinetta sineita
illative sineeseen sineisiin
sineihin
singular plural
nominative sine sineet
accusative nom. sine sineet
gen. sineen
genitive sineen sineiden
sineitten
partitive sinetta sineita
inessive sineessa sineissa
elative sineesta sineista
illative sineeseen sineisiin
sineihin
adessive sineella sineilla
ablative sineelta sineilta
allative sineelle sineille
essive sineena sineina
translative sineeksi sineiksi
instructive sinein
abessive sineetta sineitta
comitative sineineen

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃinʲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish sine, siniu, comparative form of sen (old).

Adjective

sine

  1. comparative degree of sean: older

Etymology 2

From Old Irish sine (teat, dug, pap), from Proto-Celtic *sɸenyos, from Proto-Indo-European *pstḗn. Cognate with Old Norse speni (teat), English spean (teat (of a cow)).

Noun

sine f (genitive singular sine, nominative plural siní)

  1. nipple
Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sine shine
after an, tsine
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "sine" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • 1 sine” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • 3 sine” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sene-, *sane- (apart, without). Cognate with Old English sundor (apart, separately, by oneself). More at sunder. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *só (this, that) + ne, as nesi was also sometimes written.

Preposition

sine

  1. (with ablative) without
    Sum sine regno.
    I am without a kingdom.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: sem
  • Spanish: sin

References

Etymology 2

Verb

sine

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of sinō

Neapolitan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsinɛ/, /ˈsinɐ/

Particle

sine

  1. yes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sínir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siːne/

Determiner

sine pl

  1. plural of sin

References

  • “sin” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sínir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siːnә/ (example of pronunciation)

Determiner

sine pl

  1. plural of sin

References


Old French

Noun

sine m (oblique plural sines, nominative singular sines, nominative plural sine)

  1. Alternative form of cisne

Noun

sine m (oblique plural sines, nominative singular sines, nominative plural sine)

  1. Alternative form of signe

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin , as with mine, tine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ine

Pronoun

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

  1. (direct object, preceded by preposition, such as "pe", "cu", "la", or "pentru") himself, herself, itself, themselves

Synonyms

  • se (unstressed form)

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃinə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish sine (teat, dug, pap), from Proto-Celtic *sɸenyos, from Proto-Indo-European *pstḗn. Cognate with Old Norse speni (teat), English spean (teat (of a cow)).

Noun

sine f (genitive singular sine, plural sinean)

  1. (anatomy) nipple, teat

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English gin.

Noun

sine f

  1. gin (drink)

Etymology 3

Adjective

sine

  1. comparative degree of sean