sigmoid, sigmoidal
(adjective) of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine
sigmoid
(adjective) curved in two directions (like the letter S)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sigmoid (not comparable)
(geometry) Curved in two directions, like the letter "S", or the Greek Ï‚ (sigma).
Having a serpentine shape; resembling S or ʃ
(mathematics) Exhibiting logistic growth; having a graph that accelerates until it reaches a carrying capacity
(geometry, archaic) Semi-circular, like the lunar sigma (similar to English C).
(anatomy) Relating to the sigmoid flexure of the large intestine.
• sigmoidal
• (curing in two directions) S-shaped (informal)
sigmoid (plural sigmoids)
(mathematics) A function having a graph whose shape is sigmoid..
Source: Wiktionary
Sig"moid, Sig*moid"al, a. Etym: [Gr. sigmoïde.]
Definition: Curved in two directions, like the letter S, or the Greek s. Sigmoid flexure (Anat.), the last curve of the colon before it terminates in the rectum. See Illust. under Digestive.
– Sigmoid valves. (Anat.) See Semilunar valves, under Semilunar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
