Meanings
nounsine wave (plural sine waves)
plural sine waves
- computingA periodically oscillating waveform as described by the sine function, possibly multiplied by some amplitude, shifted by some phase, and translated by an additive constant.
Translations
Finnish siniaalto
- siniaaltowaveform
Greek ημιτονοειδής καμπύλη
- ημιτονοειδής καμπύλη (imitonoeidís kampýli)waveform
Hungarian szinuszgörbe
- szinuszgörbewaveform
Irish síneastonn
- síneastonnwaveform
Italian sinusoide
- sinusoidewaveform
Japanese 正弦波
- 正弦波 (seigenha)waveform
Polish fala sinusoidalna, sinusoida
- fala sinusoidalnawaveform
- sinusoidawaveform
Romanian sinusoidă
- sinusoidăwaveform
Russian синусо́ида
- синусо́ида (sinusóida)waveform
Spanish onda senoidal
- onda senoidalwaveform
Swedish sinusvåg
- sinusvågwaveform
Tagalog sinwaying alon
- sinwaying alonwaveform
Cite this entry
APA
sine wave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sine%20wave
MLA
“sine wave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sine%20wave. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sine wave,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sine%20wave.
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