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SINS

–noun

a gyroscopic device indicating the exact speed and position of a vessel, as indicated by differences in positions over a given period on a given course, as well as the direction of true north.

[Origin: s(hip's) i(nertial) n(avigation) s(ystem)

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sin¹ Audio Help (sĭn) Pronunciation Key
n.

A transgression of a religious or moral law, especially when deliberate.
Theology
1. Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God.
2. A condition of estrangement from God resulting from such disobedience.
Something regarded as being shameful, deplorable, or utterly wrong.

intr.v. sinned, sin·ning, sins

To violate a religious or moral law.
To commit an offense or violation.

[Middle English sinne, from Old English synn; see es- in Indo-European roots.]

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sin² Audio Help (sēn, sĭn) Pronunciation Key
n. The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

[Hebrew śîn, modeled on šîn, shin (the following letter).]

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sin
Abbreviation of sine

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