sine

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see also: SINE

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Pronunciation

• enPR: sīn, IPA: /saɪn/

Noun

sine (plural sines)

1. (trigonometry, mathematics) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.

Synonyms

• Symbol: sin

Translations

• French: sinus
• German: Sinus
• Italian: seno
• Portuguese: seno
• Russian: си́нус
• Spanish: seno

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SINE

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Noun

sine (plural sines)

1. (genetics) Acronym of w:Retrotransposon#SINEs a type of retrotransposon in genomics.
2. Acronym of w:Epithelioid_sarcoma#SINE a drug for epithelioid sarcoma.

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