sinus

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (declension-4, masculine, poetic) a bent surface; a curve, fold, hollow
2. (declension-4, masculine) the hanging fold of a toga over the breast; a pocket, lap
3. (declension-4, masculine, poetic) the hanging fold of a toga over the breast; a pocket, lap
4. (declension-4, masculine) the hanging fold of a toga over the breast; a pocket, lap
5. (declension-4, figuratively, masculine) the hanging fold of a toga over the breast; a pocket, lap
6. (declension-4, figuratively, masculine) the hanging fold of a toga over the breast; a pocket, lap
7. (declension-4, figuratively, masculine) the hanging fold of a toga over the breast; a pocket, lap
8. (declension-4, figuratively, masculine) the hanging fold of a toga over the breast; a pocket, lap
9. (declension-4, masculine) a gulf, bay, bight
10. (declension-4, masculine) a gulf, bay, bight
11. (declension-4, masculine) a gulf, bay, bight
12. (Medieval-Latin, declension-4, masculine) a gulf, bay, bight
13. (Medieval-Latin, declension-4, masculine) the chord of an arc; a sine

Konzepte

Bucht

Meerbusen

Brust

Busen

Fjord

Golf

Seegatt

Tasche

Bach

Einbuchtung

Bai

Synonyme

aestuarium

fossa

mamma

pectus

festra

Übersetzungen

bay

fold

seno

baía

baai

gulf

pli

baia

insenatura

piega

αγκαλιάζω

baie

pliegue

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

[ˈsɪ.nʊs]

Etymologie (Englisch)

Inherited from Proto-Italic *sinus, from Proto-Indo-European *sinos.
Akin to Albanian gji (“breast, bosom”).
The mathematical sense “chord of an arc, sine” was introduced in the 12th century by Gherardo of Cremona as a semantic loan from Arabic جِيبَ (jība, “chord, sine”) (ultimately a loan from Sanskrit ज्या (jyā, “bowstring”)) by confusion with جَيْب (jayb, “bosom, fold in a garment”).