What's the difference between sine and sinew?

Sine


Definition:

  • (n.) The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through the other extremity.
  • (n.) The perpendicular itself. See Sine of angle, below.
  • (prep.) Without.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) 19 different inserts from these clones along with the SINE, Alu, and the LINE, A36Fc, were used to probe Southern blots of early- and late-replicating hamster or human DNA.
  • (2) Total respiratory resistance (R(T)) was measured by the application of a sine wave of airflow to the mouth at the resonant frequency of the respiratory system.
  • (3) The former time-pattern displays a fast rise and an exponential decay, while the latter exhibits a damped sine wave.
  • (4) The distribution of response intensities from one meridian to another is adequately described by a sine wave function.
  • (5) Flight wingbeat and sine song frequency remain unchanged.
  • (6) In addition, the sine-sweep responses show quite different frequency characteristics in respect of depolarization and repolarization.
  • (7) We then aligned the edges again to produce incoherent motion and superimposed a sine-wave grating on the pattern.
  • (8) A sine wave current stimulus, applied between electrodes placed about one ear and an indifferent electrode, produced a cyclical sway predominantly in the coronal plane.
  • (9) The Bayesian solution to the Behrens-Fisher problem of normal distributions with differing variances was an acceptable compromise after the data had been transformed by the inverse hyperbolic sine method applicable to negative binomials.
  • (10) Observers were asked to discriminate between a simple 3 cpd sine-wave grating, (3), and a complex grating composed of this (3) plus a 9 cpd grating combined in one of two phases: peaks-subtract, (3,9:0), or peaks-add, (3,9:pi).
  • (11) The norepinephrine level increased with the stepwise tilting and the positive linear correlation was observed between the levels and the sine values of tilting angles.
  • (12) During stereotactic surgery, electrical impedance was measured by means of a roving electrode technique with a sine wave current of 10 kc.
  • (13) Beta cell deficiency is a sine qua non of Type 2 diabetes.
  • (14) In this paper we describe and demonstrate phase space trajectories generated for sine waves, mixtures of sine waves, and white noise (random chaotic events).
  • (15) The complex, peripheral and central regulation of TP transport plays an essential role sine TP-hydroxylase is not a saturated enzyme.
  • (16) Second, the evidence about the sensitivity of the brain during the first three years to early environmental input is now beyond dispute, making this the period sine qua non, in terms of investing limited resources to optimise outcomes, particularly for the disadvantaged children exposed to multiple risks.
  • (17) In both axes, the experimental exposure was an approximate half-sine waveform with peak acceleration up to 10 G and velocity change up to 9.2 m X s-1.
  • (18) A pursuit tracking task was carried out to investigate the effects of combinations of sine waves on the development of precognitive mode, which is defined as open-loop mode with little feedback.
  • (19) Data were fit using a two-step sine and cosine regression for each 24-h period.
  • (20) The specialized instruments are the sine qua non of the procedure.

Sinew


Definition:

  • (n.) A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon.
  • (n.) Muscle; nerve.
  • (n.) Fig.: That which supplies strength or power.
  • (v. t.) To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In the "Bergmannsheil" Hospital in Gelsenkirchen-Buer, 11 distal ruptures of the biceps sinew in 10 patients were operatively treated during 1985 and 1989.
  • (2) It means a fundamentally more unstable Middle East, with the prospect of a nuclear arms race in the region.” The foreign secretary called on the western powers at the talks to “strain every sinew to get a deal over the finishing line”.
  • (3) Suture was with cotton or human hair, acacia and other thorns, ant jaws, and sinew, with or without a drain.
  • (4) There were fat cats, but there were many more lawyers working long hours and straining every sinew for their clients.
  • (5) Abuse is being continued, perpetuated, right under the noses of judges and police – the very institutions that should be protecting the vulnerable with every sinew of state power.” Labour MPs repeatedly pressed Heald for a timetable for the introduction of the amending legislation to implement the ban but he could only promise to do so “shortly”.
  • (6) I think it very likely that artists north and south of the border will strain every sinew to keep cultural relationships strong and thriving, but I fear that the upheaval of moving towards independence for Scotland may unintentionally break or damage a great many cultural links and ties.
  • (7) The clothes – a wedding headdress like an amphibian mating display, scarlet armour striated with sinews – were certainly more dramatic than the actors, and won Ishioka an Oscar.
  • (8) The trick is often to cook them slowly, taking advantage of their bones, sinew and fat to keep them moist and juicy.
  • (9) Furthermore a syntropy with the cervicobrachial syndrome, the humeroscapular periarthritis, calcifications of bursa and insertions of the sinews, the gout and the carpal tunnel syndrome were found.
  • (10) He was a fiercely patriotic Belgian poet – it could be said, the Rupert Brooke of the the Belgians – who, after the German invasion of his country, had written deeply felt and stirring poems, to summon up Belgian blood, to stiffen Belgian sinews.
  • (11) Partly also in tribute to Penderecki's love of trees, Greenwood found an oak leaf in his garden, and transformed the contours of its veins and sinews into musical material.
  • (12) Stripping of animal sinews between the clenched posterior teeth has been recorded on film as a common task activity in traditional aboriginal society.
  • (13) "We recognise that, as a government, we have to strain every sinew to do things that help support the economy to grow, and capital spending is a very important part of that.
  • (14) The prince told senior figures - including the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and US secretary of state, Hilary Clinton - that they must "strain every sinew" to find ways to halt the destruction of forests across the world.
  • (15) But when reshaping services and making efficiencies, councils must stretch every sinew to protect the vital frontline services that families rely on."
  • (16) The same two City players combined later in the first half but Weidenfeller thwarted Agüero in similar fashion and he made it a hat-trick of saves when he stretched every sinew to tip the striker's dipping 20-yard effort over the bar in the 35th minute.
  • (17) What I’m saying is that party members and increasingly the country want to see us oppose these airstrikes, which are not the solution, with every sinew of our being.
  • (18) The endless heavy traffic drains them psychologically and the struggle to make a living … strains the sinews of their bodies.” It’s a depressing portrait of life in Egypt’s bustling capital.
  • (19) In 3 cases the rupture of the biceps sinew was not caused by any outward influence.
  • (20) McFall, who also sat on the commission, said banks needed to ensure “they are straining every sinew to put customers back at the heart of retail banking.