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The curve of y=sin x
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sinusoid
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1823 in mathematics; 1900 in physiology, from sinus + -oid . Related: Sinusoidal .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context mathematics English) sinusoidal. 2 (context anatomy English) Characteristic of a sinus. n. 1 (context mathematics English) A sine curve. 2 (context anatomy English) Any of several channels through which venous blood passes in various organs. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. tiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ the curve of y=sin x [syn: sine curve ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A sinusoid is a small blood vessel that is a type of capillary similar to a fenestrated endothelium . Sinusoids are actually classified as a type of open pore capillary (or discontinuous) as opposed to continuous and fenestrated types. Fenestrated capillaries ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sinusoid \Si"nus*oid\, n. [Sinus + -oid.] (Geom.) The curve whose ordinates are proportional to the sines of the abscissas, the equation of the curve being y = a sin x. It is also called the curve of sines .
Usage examples of sinusoid.
These were not draining directly into the general system of body veins but were running down a collecting vein on the pituitary stalk and entering a secondary capillary system which ended in the sinusoids of the anterior pituitary.
There were paper chains hanging in hyperbolic catenary curves and sinusoids, Gaussian distribution bells, and pendulums wreathed in logarithmic spirals.