Cis
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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 cisgender
      Cisgender
      Cisgender 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 formula
    Euler's formula
    Euler'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 Voivodeship
      Cis, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship
      Cis 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 Voivodeship
      Cis, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
      Cis 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
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