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English

sinus-wise

From sinus + -wise.

Formed from sinus + -wise

Latin sinus ‘a bent surface, curve, hollow’

English sinus

Today it means

adv As pertaining to the sinus or sinuses.

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Sources: Wiktionary, “sinus-wise”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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