1. sinusoid(n = noun.body) Array - tiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ; Array
is a kind of passage, passageway
2. sinusoid(n = noun.shape) sine curve - the curve of y=sin x; Array
is a kind of undulation, wave
Derived form adjective sinusoidal1
The curve whose ordinates are proportional to the sines of the abscissas, the equation of the curve being
sinusoid, n.
1 a curve having the form of a sine wave.
2 a small irregular-shaped blood-vessel, esp. found in the liver.
Derivative:
sinusoidal adj.
Etymology:
F sinuso{iuml}de f. L sinus: see SINUS
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