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sinusoid

UK/ˈsaɪ.nə.sɔɪd/

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Australia/ˈsɑɪ.nə.soɪd/

sinusoid noun: a curve having the shape of a sine wave.

Noun

sinusoid (plural sinusoids)

  1. A curve having the shape of a sine wave.
    • Temperature during the week can be represented with a sinusoid.
  2. Any of several channels through which venous blood passes in various organs.
    • Ren et al. 36 insisted that human MSC can differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells but do not accelerate the capillarization and venularization of hepatic sinusoids, finally leading to the partial improvement of liver function in mice with CCl4-mediated chronic liver fibrosis.2013 February 28, Sang-Tae Choi et al., “Therapeutic potentials occurring during the early differentiation process of mesenchymal stem cells in a rats model with thioacetamide-induced liver...

Adjective

sinusoid (comparative more sinusoid, superlative most sinusoid)

  1. Sinusoidal.
  2. Characteristic of a sinus.

sinusoid meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

sinusoid in Tamil

சைன் வடிவம், சைன் வளைவுவடிவம், காலனையம், வளையனையம், குடாவுரு

sinusoid in Tagalog

sine curve
sinwaying kilo

Forms of sinusoid

Noun
pluralsinusoids
Adjective
comparativemore sinusoid
superlativemost sinusoid

Origin of sinusoid

From the French sinusoïde, equivalent to sinus + -oid.

Words formed from sinusoid

Questions about sinusoid

What does sinusoid mean?
Sinusoid means a curve having the shape of a sine wave.
What is sinusoid in Tamil?
Sinusoid in Tamil is சைன் வடிவம், சைன் வளைவுவடிவம், காலனையம். See Sinusoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sinusoid?
Sinusoid can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce sinusoid?
Sinusoid is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.nə.sɔɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of sinusoid?
The plural of sinusoid is sinusoids.

Words near sinusoid in the dictionary

  1. sinusitides
  2. sinusitis
  3. sinusitis-infertility syndrome
  4. sinusitises
  5. sinuslike
  6. sinusoid
  7. sinusoidal
  8. sinusoidality
  9. sinusoidalization
  10. sinusoidalize
  11. sinusoidalized

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sinusoid (page history and authors); sinusoid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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