sine wave
noun
: a waveform that represents periodic oscillations in which the amplitude of displacement at each point is proportional to the sine of the phase angle of the displacement and that is visualized as a sine curve : sine curve
also
: a wave so represented
Examples of sine wave in a Sentence
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The transmitter is a simple circuit that usually creates a sine wave oscillating, Podhrasky said.
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Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023
With the sine wave of an alternating current usually oscillating 60 times (hertz) per second, energy experiences peaks and valleys.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2023
One model put forth in 1990 assumed riders rock backward and forward at a constant frequency in simple sinusoidal motion—meaning the movement makes the shape of a sine wave in time.
—Bykatie McCormick, science.org, 7 Apr. 2023
While turning the saw on and off, the sine wave of the current had consistent symmetrical waves.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
The literary life is less like Freytag’s Pyramid and more like a sine wave — peaks and valleys, small victories alternating with strings of failures.
—Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2023
Under the hood, there is a 3,000W pure sine wave inverter and a MPPT controller which can support up to a staggering 2,400W of solar charging.
—Dallas News, 12 May 2022
This 16-outlet solar generator pumps out 5kW pure sine wave power and can be charged via 8kW AC+Solar dual inputs.
—Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
In the simplest form of ordinary radio, a switch connects and disconnects a strong electrical signal source – perhaps an oscillator that produces a sine wave fluctuating 2 billion times per second – to the transmit antenna.
—Joshua R. Smith, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2023
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Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023
With the sine wave of an alternating current usually oscillating 60 times (hertz) per second, energy experiences peaks and valleys.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2023
One model put forth in 1990 assumed riders rock backward and forward at a constant frequency in simple sinusoidal motion—meaning the movement makes the shape of a sine wave in time.
—Bykatie McCormick, science.org, 7 Apr. 2023
While turning the saw on and off, the sine wave of the current had consistent symmetrical waves.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
The literary life is less like Freytag’s Pyramid and more like a sine wave — peaks and valleys, small victories alternating with strings of failures.
—Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2023
Under the hood, there is a 3,000W pure sine wave inverter and a MPPT controller which can support up to a staggering 2,400W of solar charging.
—Dallas News, 12 May 2022
This 16-outlet solar generator pumps out 5kW pure sine wave power and can be charged via 8kW AC+Solar dual inputs.
—Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
In the simplest form of ordinary radio, a switch connects and disconnects a strong electrical signal source – perhaps an oscillator that produces a sine wave fluctuating 2 billion times per second – to the transmit antenna.
—Joshua R. Smith, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2023
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First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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“Sine wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sine%20wave. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.
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