cavity, hollow
—
sinus (math.)
2 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Latin | |
Lexeme | sinus | |
Meaning 1 | изогнутость, кривизна, пазуха, залив, карман | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | ||
Reference | ||
Comment | The word has been borrowed in many European languages as a mathematical and medical term. Cf. the Rus. синус 'sinus (mat.), cavity', Eng. Sinus 'cavity; sinus (math)'. |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Modern Written Arabic | |
Lexeme | جَيْب ǧayb- | |
Meaning 1 | hole, hollow, cavity, excavation | ʔal-ǧunūb-u l-ʔanfiyyat-u the nasal sinuses |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | sine (math.) | |
Reference | Wehr: 150 | |
Comment | There are also the meanings of 'pocket'; 'bosom, heart, chest'. It has been borrowed in Turkish. ceyp 'sinus; bosom, cavity, sinus (anat.)'. |
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