sine
noun[C]
mathematicsspecializeduk/saɪn/us/saɪn/(written abbreviationsin)(in atrianglethat has oneangleof 90°) theratioof thelengthof thesideoppositeanangleless than 90°dividedby thelengthof thehypotenuse(= thesideoppositethe 90°angle)
正弦Compare
cosinespecialized
tangent(TRIANGLE)specialized
Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
- acute
- angle of incidence
- angularity
- antinode
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- bisector
- circuitous
- equilateral
- indirect
- non-planar
- noncollinear
- obliquely
- obtuse
- orthogonal
- osculate
- projection
- prominent
- rectilinear
- reflection