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sinusoidal

/ˌsaɪnəˈsɔɪdəl/

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Australia/ˌsɑɪnəˈsoɪdəl/

sinusoidal adjective: having the shape or characteristics of a sine wave.

Adjective

sinusoidal (comparative more sinusoidal, superlative most sinusoidal)

  1. Having the shape or characteristics of a sine wave.
    • An averager of the sort described earlier would operate such that, as the frequency of sinusoidal variation of ITD was increased, more and more samples of the dynamically varying ITD would fall within the averaging window and the effective ITD would tend toward their mean of zero.2014, Robert Gilkey, Timothy R. Anderson, Binaural and Spatial Hearing in Real and Virtual Environments
  2. Relating to any of several channels (the sinusoids) through which venous blood passes in various organs.

Noun

sinusoidal (plural sinusoidals)

  1. A sine wave (or combination of such waves)

sinusoidal meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

sinusoidal in Tamil

சைன் வடிவ, சைன் வளைவு வடிவ, சைன்வளைகோடு

sinusoidal in Tagalog

in the form of a sine wave
sinwayin

Forms of sinusoidal

Adjective
comparativemore sinusoidal
superlativemost sinusoidal
Noun
pluralsinusoidals

Origin of sinusoidal

From sinusoid + -al.

Words formed from sinusoidal

Words that rhyme with sinusoidal

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Questions about sinusoidal

What does sinusoidal mean?
Sinusoidal means having the shape or characteristics of a sine wave.
What is sinusoidal in Tamil?
Sinusoidal in Tamil is சைன் வடிவ, சைன் வளைவு வடிவ, சைன்வளைகோடு. See Sinusoidal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sinusoidal?
Sinusoidal can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce sinusoidal?
Sinusoidal is pronounced /ˌsaɪnəˈsɔɪdəl/ (UK).

Words near sinusoidal in the dictionary

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

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