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Cis vs Cist - What's the difference?

cis | cist |

As nouns the difference between cis and cist

is that cis is c-sharp while cist is a small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient greece or cist can be (archaeology) a crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.

cis

Translingual

Noun

(head)
  • The function \mathrm{cis}(x)=\cos x+i\sin x.
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    cist

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) cista, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient Greece

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) cist faen (see kistvaen, cistvaen, from (etyl) cist

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.
    • Derived terms
    * cist-urn

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