Meanings
nounarcsine (plural arcsines)
plural arcsines
- mathematicsAny of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin⁻¹
Synonyms: antisine, inverse sine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin⁻¹
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nounthe inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷos
- Proto-Italic*arkuos
- Latinarcus
- Englisharc-
- Proto-Indo-European*sinos
- Proto-Italic*sinus
- Arabicجِيبَ (jība)
- Latinsinus
- Englishsine
- Englisharcsine
Translations
Catalan arc sinus
- arc sinusinverse of sine
Chinese Mandarin 反正弦
- 反正弦 (fǎnzhèngxián)inverse of sine
Czech arkussinus
- arkussinusinverse of sine
Dutch arcsinus
- arcsinusinverse of sine
Finnish arkussini
- arkussiniinverse of sine
French arc sinus
- arc sinusinverse of sine
German Arkussinus
- Arkussinusinverse of sine
Hungarian arkuszszinusz
- arkuszszinuszinverse of sine
Italian arcoseno
- arcosenoinverse of sine
Japanese アークサイン
- アークサイン (ākusain)inverse of sine
Korean 아크사인
- 아크사인 (akeusain)inverse of sine
Portuguese arco seno
- arco senoinverse of sine
Romanian arcsinus
- arcsinusinverse of sine
Russian аркси́нус
- аркси́нус (arksínus)inverse of sine
Spanish arcseno
- arcsenoinverse of sine
Tamil ஆர்க்சைன்
- ஆர்க்சைன் (ārkcaiṉ)inverse of sine
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Cite this entry
APA
arcsine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arcsine
MLA
“arcsine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arcsine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arcsine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arcsine.
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