sine wave <mathematics> A waveform of a single constant frequency and amplitude that continues for all time. Compare {wavelet}. (1994-11-09)
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "sine wave": Lissajous figure, alternation, back-and-forth, coming and going, ebb and flow, flux and reflux, reciprocation, rhythmic play, seesaw, seesawing, teeter, teeter-totter, teeter-tottering, teetering, to-and-fro, tottering, ups and downs, wigwag