Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinusoid

/ˈsaɪ.nə.sɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: si-nu-soid
IPA: /ˈsaɪ.nə.sɔɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A curve having the shape of a sine wave.

noun

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

adj

adj

Characteristic of a sinus.

Example Sentences

"Temperature during the week can be represented with a sinusoid."
"Ren et al. 36 insisted that human MSC can differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells but do not accelerate the capillarization and venularization of hepatic sinusoids, finally leading to the partial improvement of liver function in mice with CCl4-mediated chronic liver fibrosis."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsaɪ.nə.sɔɪd/
British English: /ˈsaɪ.nə.sɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

sinusoids (plural) more sinusoid (comparative) most sinusoid (superlative)

Derived Forms

sinusoidal desinusoid

Synonyms

sine curve

Questions

How do you pronounce sinusoid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪ.nə.sɔɪd/.
What does sinusoid mean?: A curve having the shape of a sine wave.
Where does sinusoid come from?: From the French sinusoïde, equivalent to sinus + -oid.

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