📖 Definitions of "Sinusoids"
noun
- 1
A curve having the shape of a sine wave.
- 2
Any of several channels through which venous blood passes in various organs.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sinusoids"
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| Word | Definition |
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| sine curvenoun | (mathematics) A curve representing periodic oscillations as given by the sine function. |
| damped | (of an extinguished fire) stopped from smouldering and reigniting by the application of water |
| sinusoidal | (mathematics) Having the shape or characteristics of a sine wave. |
| sinusoidally | In a sinusoidal manner |
| sinusesnoun | (anatomy, zootomy) A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus). |
| sinusnoun | (anatomy, zootomy) A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus). |
| sinusoidal projection | The sinusoidal projection is a pseudocylindrical equal-area map projection, sometimes called the Sanson–Flamsteed or the Mercator equal-area projection. |
| nasal sinusnoun | any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with lining of the nasal cavities |
| ethmoid sinusnoun | (anatomy) Any of several paranasal sinuses enclosed within the ethmoid bone. |
| paranasal sinusnoun | (anatomy) Any of a number of air-filled spaces, or sinuses, within the bones of the skull and face. |
| sinusitisnoun | (pathology) An inflammation of one or more paranasal sinuses. |
| nasalsnoun | (zootomy) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc. |
| nasal consonantnoun | A consonant sound produced by air moving though the nose with the mouth passage occluded. |
| venous sinusnoun | (anatomy) A large vein or passage (as the canal of Schlemm) for venous blood. |
| nostrilsnoun | Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages. |
| adenoidsnoun | (medicine) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children. |
| nasal | (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion. |
| maxillary sinusnoun | (anatomy) A paranasal sinus found in the body of the maxilla. |
| nasal cavitynoun | (anatomy) In higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face. |
| nasalizationnoun | (phonetics, uncountable) the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth |
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