How to Use sinusoidal in a Sentence

sinusoidal

adjective
  • The undulators force the speeding electrons to follow a sinusoidal path, and this motion causes the electrons to emit light.
    IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2024
  • The team then designed and 3D printed specialized sinusoidal concrete form liners that fit into a steel frame.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
  • As a consequence, a corresponding sinusoidal current is obtained as a response to the voltage perturbations (see the figure below).
    IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2017
  • The Lorentz force increases according to a sinusoidal function that reaches its peak at a point 90 degrees from the reference position (which is the point at which the stator and rotor fields are aligned).
    IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2017
  • Titled a serpentine, their pavilion is inspired by the crinkle crankle wall, a snaking English architecture feature that harkens back to the sinusoidal walls of Ancient Egypt.
    News Desk, Artforum, 21 Jan. 2026

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