Cis
Encyclopedia
Cis may have the following meanings:
- "Cis-" as a prefix of Latin origin, meaning "on the same side [as]" or "on this side [of]", with several derived usages:
- In chemistry, cis- refers to cis-trans isomerism
- In molecular biology, cis- refers to cis-acting
- In gender studies, cis- refers to cisgenderCisgenderCisgender is an adjective used in the context of gender issues and counselling to refer to a class of gender identities formed by a match between an individual's gender identity and the behavior or role considered appropriate for one's sex.Kristen Schilt and Laurel Westbrook defined "cisgender"...
- In music, cis is another name for C♯ (musical note)
- In Euler's formulaEuler's formulaEuler's formula, named after Leonhard Euler, is a mathematical formula in complex analysis that establishes the deep relationship between the trigonometric functions and the complex exponential function...
, the function cis(θ) = cos θ + i·sin θ - In geography:
- Cis, Trentino, a municipality in northern Italy
- Cis, Świętokrzyskie VoivodeshipCis, Swietokrzyskie VoivodeshipCis is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruda Maleniecka, within Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Ruda Maleniecka, south-west of Końskie, and north-west of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population...
, south-central Poland - Cis, Warmian-Masurian VoivodeshipCis, Warmian-Masurian VoivodeshipCis is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Świętajno, east of Szczytno, and south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....
, north Poland
- Cis (beetle)Cis (beetle)Cis is a genus of tree-fungus beetle in the family Ciidae.-Species:* Cis auraciacus Peyerimhoff, 1919* Cis aurosericeus Reitter, 1887* Cis bidentatus A.G. Olivier, 1790* Cis bifasciatus Reitter, 1877* Cis bilamellatus Wood, 1884...
, a genus of minute tree-fungus beetles