Meaning

2 senses
  1. A curve having the shape of a sine wave.

    Temperature during the week can be represented with a sinusoid.

    Sinuskurve

    синусо́идаsinusóida

    the curve of y=sin x

  2. Any of several channels through which venous blood passes in various organs.

    Sinusoid

    синусо́идный капилля́рsinusóidnyj kapilljár, синусо́идsinusóid

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
sine curve:
anatomy: channel for venous blood:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
sine curve:
anatomy: channel for venous blood:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: sinusoids
Singularsinusoid
Pluralsinusoids

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsinusoidal

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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