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sine wave
noun
- a periodic oscillation, as simple harmonic motion, having the same geometric representation as a sine function.
sine wave
noun
- any oscillation, such as a sound wave or alternating current, whose waveform is that of a sine curve
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sine wave1
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Example Sentences
The filament appears to wobble up and down like a sine wave over the course of thousands of light-years.
One reason this model makes for an excellent UPS for your home network is that it gives output power in a pure sine wave form.
A sine-wave inverter allows a UPS to produce a clean sine wave form, which is the best type for power output.
Any set of data plotted over time can be expressed as a sum of trigonometric functions like sine waves, which can be expressed in terms of their frequency and amplitude.
Once the communicator's standby light approached sine-wave modulation.
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