Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arcsine

/ˈɑːɹkˌsaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: arc-sine
IPA: /ˈɑːɹkˌsaɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin⁻¹

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 sine English arcsine From arc- + sine.

Inflected Forms

arcsines (plural)

Synonyms

antisine inverse sine arc sine arcsin

Questions

How do you pronounce arcsine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑːɹkˌsaɪn/.
What does arcsine mean?: Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin⁻¹
Where does arcsine 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 sine English arcsine From arc- + sine.

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