Etymology

sinusoid

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Today it means: A curve having the shape of a sine wave. Full definition →

French sinusoïde
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  1. French · derived fromsinusoïde
  2. English todaysinusoid

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

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