Sinus vs Sine - What's the difference?
sinus | sine |
(anatomy) A pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue, especially the paranasal sinus.
A notch or depression between two lobes or teeth in the margin of an organ.
(pathology) An abnormal cavity or passage such as a fistula, caused by the destruction of tissue.
A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore.
(trigonometry, mathematics) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.
where x is in radians.
Sine is a descendant of sinus.
As nouns the difference between sinus and sine
is that sinus is a pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue, especially the paranasal sinus while sine is in a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.sinus
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(wikipedia sinus) (sinuses)Derived terms
* sinusitis * ethmoid sinus * frontal sinus * maxillary sinus * sphenoid sinus * paranasal sinusAnagrams
* ----sine
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(wikipedia sine)Noun
(en noun)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 serieswhere x is in radians.
