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Vocabulary Entry
sine
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A mathematical function that relates the angle of an angle to the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the hypotenuse in a right triangle.
Example Sentences
"To find the height of the triangle, you can use the sine of the angle."
"In trigonometry, the sine of 30 degrees is one half."
"The wave's shape can be modeled using the sine function."
V
verb
To signal or to make a sign, often used in an archaic or poetic sense.
Example Sentences
"He was sine-ing to the crowd to quiet down."
"In the old texts, it is said that the stars sine brightly."
"The poet used the word to sine his longing for home."