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Sinusoid

The curve whose ordinates are proportional to the sines of the abscissas, the equation of the curve being y = a sin x. It is also called the curve of sines.

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Passage 76% connected

The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man o…

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Passageway 76% connected

A way for passage; a hall. See Passage, 5.

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Undulation 76% connected

The act of undulating; a waving motion or vibration; as, the undulations of a fluid, of water, or of air; the undulations of sound.

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Wave 76% connected

See Waive.

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Sinusoidal 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a sinusoid; like a sinusoid.

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Sinusoidal 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a sinusoid; like a sinusoid.

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