sine wave

n. A waveform with deviation that can be graphically expressed as the sine curve.

sine wave

n (General Physics) any oscillation, such as a sound wave or alternating current, whose waveform is that of a sine curve

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n. a periodic oscillation, as simple harmonic motion, having the same geometric representation as a sine. [1890–95]

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Noun

sine wave - a wave whose waveform resembles a sine curveundulation, wave - (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

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Sine wave

A wave having a form which, if plotted, would be the same as that of a trigonometric sine or cosine function. The sine wave may be thought of as the projection on a plane of the path of a point moving around a circle at uniform speed. It is characteristic of one-dimensional vibrations and one-dimensional waves having no dissipation. See Harmonic motion

The sine wave is the basic function employed in harmonic analysis. It can be shown that any complex motion in a one-dimensional system can be described as the superposition of sine waves having certain amplitude and phase relationships. The technique for determining these relationships is known as Fourier analysis. See Wave equation, Wave motion

sine wave

[′sīn ‚wāv] (physics) A wave whose amplitude varies as the sine of a linear function of time. Also known as sinusoidal wave.

sine wave

A wave form containing only one frequency; the amplitude of the periodic oscillation is a sinusoidal function of time. Also see pure tone.

sine wave

(mathematics)A waveform of a single constant frequency andamplitude that continues for all time.

Compare wavelet.

sine wave

A continuous, uniform wave with a constant frequency and amplitude. See wavelength.

A Sine Wave

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Sinusoidal waveform A waveform of periodic oscillations–eg, in alternating current in which the amplitude of each point in the wave is proportional to the sine of the time from a start point Cardiology An EKG finding described in severe hyperkalemia where the 'P' wave disappears and the QRS complex and 'T' wave merge in an oscillating pattern

sine wave

(sīn wāv) A symmetric wave representing one complete cycle of a single-frequency oscillation; the displacement of mass over time described by using a function from trigonometry, the sine.
See also: pure tone

Sine Wave

Any curve plotted along an axis where the y-value moves above and below zero at a rate of y = sin(x). The Composite Index of Lagging Indicators is thought to be roughly a sine wave because interest rates and inflation, which make up the index, move in relation to each other in a way resembling the sine.

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noun a wave whose waveform resembles a sine curve

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