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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
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of sine wave1
Example Sentences
I mean, this is us lining up sine waves, “Minority Reportâ€-style, and seeing where a vowel or a syllable is sort of falling out of place and giving the actor’s accent away.
Puccini’s heroine here is overwhelmed by oscillating sine waves.
“I said, ’Cause, man, No. 1: we sculpt an electronic signal into a sine wave that’s smooth, or a sawtooth, which is rough.
The room in the film is lined with windows that resemble filmstrips and the moving images are accompanied by a rising tone produced by a sine wave generator.
“I switched to mathematics when I tried unsuccessfully for 45 minutes to get an oscilloscope to show a sine wave.â€
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