sinusoid
noun
1 sinusoid
Tiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ.
2 sinusoid
The curve of y=sin x.
synonym: sine curve.
Polish: sinusoida
adjective
Roget 245:
curved
etc.
v.;
curviform†,
curvilineal†,
curvilinear;
devex†,
devious;
recurved,
recurvous†;
crump†;
bowed
etc.
v.;
vaulted,
hooked;
falciform†,
falcated†;
semicircular,
crescentic;
sinusoid [Geom.],
parabolic,
paraboloid;
luniform†,
lunular†;
semilunar,
conchoidal†;
helical,
double helical,
spiral;
kinky;
cordiform†,
cordated†;
cardioid;
heart shaped,
bell shaped,
boat shaped,
crescent shaped,
lens shaped,
moon shaped,
oar shaped,
shield shaped,
sickle shaped,
tongue shaped,
pear shaped,
fig shaped;
kidney-shaped,
reniform;
lentiform†,
lenticular;
bow-legged
etc.
(distorted)
243;
oblique
etc.
217;
circular
etc.
247.
aduncated†,
arclike†,
arcuate,
arched,
beaked;
bicorn†,
bicornuous†,
bicornute†;
clypeate†,
clypeiform†;
cymbiform†,
embowed†,
galeiform†;
hamate†,
hamiform†,
hamous†;
hooked;
linguiform†,
lingulate†;
lobiform†,
lunate,
navicular†,
peltate†,
remiform†,
rhamphoid†;
rostrate†,
rostriferous†,
rostroid†;
scutate†,
scaphoid†,
uncate†;
unguiculate†,
unguiform†.
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