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sine wave
noun
Definition of SINE WAVE
: 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
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First Known Use of SINE WAVE
1893
Rhymes with SINE WAVE
airwave, behave, brain wave, cold wave, concave, conclave, deprave, dissave, drawshave, enclave, engrave, enslave, exclave, ground wave, heat wave, margrave, new wave, octave, outbrave, Palgrave, palsgrave, shock wave, shortwave, sky wave, sound wave, spokeshave, S wave, wage slave, white slave, Wind Cave
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