Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sine wave

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: sine wave
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A periodically oscillating waveform as described by the sine function, possibly multiplied by some amplitude, shifted by some phase, and translated by an additive constant.

Inflected Forms

sine waves (plural)

Questions

What does sine wave mean?: A periodically oscillating waveform as described by the sine function, possibly multiplied by some amplitude, shifted by some phase, and translated by an additive constant.

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