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Sine vs Spine - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between sine and spine

is that sine is while spine is proprietress (of a shop, café, or brothel).

sine

English

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (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: * The y''-coordinate]] of the point on the unit circle at the given anticlockwise angle from the [[x-axis, ''x -axis. * The sum of the real or complex power series

         \sum_{n=1}^\inftyx^{2n-1} = x - {1\over 6} x^3 + {1\over 120} x^5 - {1\over 5040} x^7 + ...

    where x is in radians.

    Synonyms

    * Symbol: sin

    Derived terms

    * arcsine * cosine * sine wave * sinusoid * sinusoidal

    See also

    * cosecant * cotangent * secant * tangent * trigonometry

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    spine

    English

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a person, or from the head to the tail of an animal; backbone, vertebral column.
  • * 1851 , (Herman Melville), (Moby-Dick) , :
    • If you attentively regard almost any quadruped's spine , you will be struck with the resemblance of its vertebrae to a strung necklace of dwarfed skulls.
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  • Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
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  • A rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
  • * 1871 , (Charles Darwin), (w) , :
    • The male, as Dr. Gunther informs me, has a cluster of stiff, straight spines , like those of a comb, on the sides of the tail.
  • (figurative) Courage or assertiveness.
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    • Derived terms

    * send shivers down someone's spine * spina bifida * spinal * spinal canal * spinal column * spinal cord * spine board * spineless * spiniferous * spinose * spinous * spiny

    Anagrams

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