English Explanatory Dictionary

arcsine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin⁻¹

Pronunciation

/ˈɑːɹkˌsaɪn/

Word forms

arcsine arcsines

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcusder. English arc- Proto-Indo-European *sinos Proto-Italic *sinus Latin sinusbor. English sine English arcsine From arc- + sine.

Synonyms

antisine inverse sine
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