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arcsin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
arc-sin
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of arcsine.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcusder. English arc- Proto-Indo-European *sinos Proto-Italic *sinus Latin sinusbor. English sineclip. ▲ Latin sinusclip. Translingual sin English arcsin From arc- + Translingual sin.

Inflected Forms

arcsins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

arccos arctan

Synonyms

arc sine arcsine inverse sine

Questions

What does arcsin mean?
Abbreviation of arcsine.
Where does arcsin come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcusder. English arc- Proto-Indo-European *sinos Proto-Italic *sinus Latin sinusbor. English sineclip. ▲ Latin sinusclip. Translingual sin English arcsin From arc- + Translingual sin.

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