wave
n. swell, ridge; breaker, sea wave; flutter; gesticulation; slight curl (in hair); sudden intense rush of feeling; movement in a large group v. flutter; make an up and down gesture with the hand; move in waves; have a wavy appearance; curl; be curled (hair) | ||||
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Wave Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wave Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Dictionary of Military Terms |
wave
(*) 1. A formation of forces, landing ships, craft, amphibious vehicles or aircraft, required to beach or land about the same time. Can be classified as to type, function or order as shown: a. assault wave; b. boat wave; c. helicopter wave; d. numbered wave; e. on-call wave; f. scheduled wave. 2. (DOD only) An undulation of water caused by the progressive movement of energy from point to point along the surface of the water. (JP 4-01.6)
(*) 1. A formation of forces, landing ships, craft, amphibious vehicles or aircraft, required to beach or land about the same time. Can be classified as to type, function or order as shown: a. assault wave; b. boat wave; c. helicopter wave; d. numbered wave; e. on-call wave; f. scheduled wave. 2. (DOD only) An undulation of water caused by the progressive movement of energy from point to point along the surface of the water. (JP 4-01.6)
Wave Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Wave
(v. t.)
To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to.
(v. t.)
To move one way and the other; to brandish.
(v. t.)
To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
(v. t.)
To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
(v. t.)
See Waive.
(v. i.)
Water; a body of water.
(v. i.)
Unevenness; inequality of surface.
(v. i.)
To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.
(v. i.)
To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
(v. i.)
To be moved to and fro as a signal.
(v. i.)
The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel.
(v. i.)
Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.
(v. i.)
An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation.
(v. i.)
A waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the hand, a flag, etc.
(v. i.)
A vibration propagated from particle to particle through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of vibration; an undulation. See Undulation.
(n.)
Woe.
(v. t.)
To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to.
(v. t.)
To move one way and the other; to brandish.
(v. t.)
To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
(v. t.)
To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
(v. t.)
See Waive.
(v. i.)
Water; a body of water.
(v. i.)
Unevenness; inequality of surface.
(v. i.)
To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.
(v. i.)
To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
(v. i.)
To be moved to and fro as a signal.
(v. i.)
The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel.
(v. i.)
Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.
(v. i.)
An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation.
(v. i.)
A waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the hand, a flag, etc.
(v. i.)
A vibration propagated from particle to particle through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of vibration; an undulation. See Undulation.
(n.)
Woe.
| WordNet 2.0 |
Wave
Noun
1. a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch
(hypernym) reservist
Noun
1. a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch
(hypernym) reservist
wave
Noun
1. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
(synonym) moving ridge
(hypernym) movement, motion
(hyponym) surf, breaker, breakers
2. a movement like that of an ocean wave; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(derivation) roll, undulate, flap
3. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
(synonym) undulation
(hypernym) movement, motion
(hyponym) gravity wave, gravitation wave
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
4. something that rises rapidly; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"
(hypernym) rise
5. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
(synonym) waving, wafture
(hypernym) gesture, motion
(hyponym) flourish, brandish
(derivation) beckon
6. a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
(hypernym) hairdo, hair style, coiffure
(hyponym) finger wave
(derivation) curl
7. an undulating curve
(synonym) undulation
(hypernym) curve, curved shape
(hyponym) sine curve, sinusoid
8. a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
(hypernym) weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition
(hyponym) cold wave
(part-meronym) wave front
Verb
1. signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
(synonym) beckon
(hypernym) gesticulate, gesture, motion
(derivation) waving, wafture
2. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
(synonym) brandish, flourish
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) wigwag
(entail) hold, take hold
(derivation) waver
3. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
(synonym) roll, undulate, flap
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) luff
4. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
(synonym) curl
(hypernym) twist
(hyponym) crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
5. set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"
(hypernym) dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure
(hyponym) marcel
| The Phrase Finder |
A Mexican wave
Meaning
A wave effect formed when crowds in stadia rise up and down from their seats in succession.
Origin
Given that name when the phenomenon came to a mass audience during the football World Cup held in Mexico in 1986. It had originated somewhat earlier in US colleges.
Meaning
A wave effect formed when crowds in stadia rise up and down from their seats in succession.
Origin
Given that name when the phenomenon came to a mass audience during the football World Cup held in Mexico in 1986. It had originated somewhat earlier in US colleges.
| Australian Slang |
Make waves
cause trouble
cause trouble
| hEnglish - advanced version |
wave
wave
\wave\, v. t.
1. to move one way and the other; to brandish. "[?neas] waved his fatal sword."
2. to raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to. horns whelked and waved like the enridged sea.
3. to move like a wave, or by floating; to waft. [obs.] t. browne.
4. to call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate. look, with what courteous action it waves you to a more removed ground. she spoke, and bowing waved dismissal.
wave
\wave\ (wāv), v. t. see waive. h. wotton. burke.
wave
\wave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. waved (wāvd); p. pr. & vb. n. waving.] [oe. waven, as. wafian to waver, to hesitate, to wonder; akin to w?fre wavering, restless, mhg. wabern to be in motion, icel. vafra to hover about; cf. icel. vāfa to vibrate. cf. waft, waver.] 1. to play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate. his purple robes waved careless to the winds. where the flags of three nations has successively waved.
2. to be moved to and fro as a signal. jonson.
3. to fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate. [obs.] he waved indifferently 'twixt doing them neither good nor harm.
wave
\wave\, n. [from wave, v.; not the same word as oe. wawe, waghe, a wave, which is akin to e. wag to move. ?136. see wave, v. i.] 1. an advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation. the wave behind impels the wave before.
2. (physics) a vibration propagated from particle to particle through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of vibration; an undulation. see undulation.
3. water; a body of water. [poetic] "deep drank lord marmion of the wave." w. scott. build a ship to save thee from the flood, i 'll furnish thee with fresh wave, bread, and wine.
4. unevenness; inequality of surface. i. newton.
5. a waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the hand, a flag, etc.
6. the undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel.
7. fig.: a swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.
wave
front (physics), the surface of initial displacement of the particles in a medium, as a wave of vibration advances.
wave
length (physics), the space, reckoned in the direction of propagation, occupied by a complete wave or undulation, as of light, sound, etc.; the distance from a point or phase in a wave to the nearest point at which the same phase occurs.
wave
line (shipbuilding), a line of a vessel's hull, shaped in accordance with the wave-line system.
wave
\wave\, v. t.
1. to move one way and the other; to brandish. "[?neas] waved his fatal sword."
2. to raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to. horns whelked and waved like the enridged sea.
3. to move like a wave, or by floating; to waft. [obs.] t. browne.
4. to call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate. look, with what courteous action it waves you to a more removed ground. she spoke, and bowing waved dismissal.
wave
\wave\ (wāv), v. t. see waive. h. wotton. burke.
wave
\wave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. waved (wāvd); p. pr. & vb. n. waving.] [oe. waven, as. wafian to waver, to hesitate, to wonder; akin to w?fre wavering, restless, mhg. wabern to be in motion, icel. vafra to hover about; cf. icel. vāfa to vibrate. cf. waft, waver.] 1. to play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate. his purple robes waved careless to the winds. where the flags of three nations has successively waved.
2. to be moved to and fro as a signal. jonson.
3. to fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate. [obs.] he waved indifferently 'twixt doing them neither good nor harm.
wave
\wave\, n. [from wave, v.; not the same word as oe. wawe, waghe, a wave, which is akin to e. wag to move. ?136. see wave, v. i.] 1. an advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation. the wave behind impels the wave before.
2. (physics) a vibration propagated from particle to particle through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of vibration; an undulation. see undulation.
3. water; a body of water. [poetic] "deep drank lord marmion of the wave." w. scott. build a ship to save thee from the flood, i 'll furnish thee with fresh wave, bread, and wine.
4. unevenness; inequality of surface. i. newton.
5. a waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the hand, a flag, etc.
6. the undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel.
7. fig.: a swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.
wave
front (physics), the surface of initial displacement of the particles in a medium, as a wave of vibration advances.
wave
length (physics), the space, reckoned in the direction of propagation, occupied by a complete wave or undulation, as of light, sound, etc.; the distance from a point or phase in a wave to the nearest point at which the same phase occurs.
wave
line (shipbuilding), a line of a vessel's hull, shaped in accordance with the wave-line system.
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
wave
tonn
tonn
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
wave
wave
wave
Toniar
Toniar = n. a plank, a shingle, n. a breaker, a wave
Wave Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WEATHER&METEOROLOGY |
Wave
In meteorology, the intersection of warm and cold fronts.
In meteorology, the intersection of warm and cold fronts.
WAVE(S)
In general, any pattern with some roughly identifiable periodicity in time and/or space. It is also considered as a disturbance that moves through or over the surface of the medium with speed dependent on the properties of the medium. In meteorology, this applies to atmospheric waves, such as long waves, short waves, Rossby waves, and cyclonic waves. In oceanography, this applies to waves generated by mechanical means, such as currents, turbidity, and the wind.
| ASTRONOMY UNBOUND |
Wave
A distrubance in space and time.
A distrubance in space and time.
| ETSI and 3GPP |
Wave
Division Multiplexing
Division Multiplexing
| Physical Geography Terms and Meanings |
Wave
Cut Notch A rock recess at the foot of a sea cliff where the energy of water waves is concentrated.
Cut Notch A rock recess at the foot of a sea cliff where the energy of water waves is concentrated.
| General Chemistry Glossary |
wave
An oscillating motion that moves outward from the source of some disturbance (ripples running away from a pebble tossed in a pond). Waves transmit the energy of the disturbance away from its source.
An oscillating motion that moves outward from the source of some disturbance (ripples running away from a pebble tossed in a pond). Waves transmit the energy of the disturbance away from its source.
Wave Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| film and video |
Wave
A regular variation in electrical signal level or sound pressure level. (Sound/Electronics)
A regular variation in electrical signal level or sound pressure level. (Sound/Electronics)
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Wave (n.)
pral
pral
| English - Klingon |
wave
n. yu'egh
v. joq
n. yu'egh
v. joq
| The DJ Glossary |
Wave
The oscillation of an energy source in amplitude from one point to another or for a given period of time.
The oscillation of an energy source in amplitude from one point to another or for a given period of time.
Wave Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
WAVE
A regular movement on a surface or within a material when energy travels through it. On the surface of an ocean or body of water, it is usually in the form of a curving swell or ridge.
A regular movement on a surface or within a material when energy travels through it. On the surface of an ocean or body of water, it is usually in the form of a curving swell or ridge.
Wave Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
wave
undo, crispo, fluctus
undo, crispo, fluctus
| Phobia |
Cymophobia
Fear of waves or wave like motions
Fear of waves or wave like motions
Kymophobia
Fear of waves
Wave Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of HIV/AIDS Terms |
Wave
A metaphor used by researchers to explain the different stages of HIV infection and cases of AIDS in the population.
A metaphor used by researchers to explain the different stages of HIV infection and cases of AIDS in the population.
Wave Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description |
WAVE
NuWave Technologies, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Develops, manufactures and markets products to improve picture quality in set-top boxes, televisions, vcrs, camcorders and other video devices by enhancing and manipulating video signals and facilitate production of sophisticated consumer and professional videos.
NuWave Technologies, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Develops, manufactures and markets products to improve picture quality in set-top boxes, televisions, vcrs, camcorders and other video devices by enhancing and manipulating video signals and facilitate production of sophisticated consumer and professional videos.
WAVX
Wave Systems Corp.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Develops proprietary application specific integrated circuit which meters usage of data, graphics, software, and video and audio sequences which can be digitally transmitted; And develops a software version of its application for use over the internet.
Wave Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Wave
A wave is a mode of energy transfer from one place to another, often with little or no permanent displacement of the particles of the medium (i.e. little or no associated mass transport); instead there are oscillations around almost fixed positions. Thus, while mechanical waves require a medium to transverse the distance, electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.
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Wave (disambiguation)
A wave is a disturbance that propagates, in everyday use usually referring to ocean surface waves.
Wave may also refer to:
- Waving, a hand gesture
- WAVE or WAV, a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard
- WAVE (Wireless Access in the Vehicular Environment), also known as IEEE 802.11p, a set of standards that govern wireless networking transmission methods.
- Pontiac Wave, a subcompact car sold only in Canada.
- Wave the Swallow, a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog video games, and member of the Babylon Rogues
- Wave Rock, a natural rock formation in Australia
- Waves Audio, a company specialized in digital signal processing, author of several popular VST's
- Waves@BITS-Goa, an annual culfest of BITS Pilani-Goa Campus
- WAVES or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, a World War II era division of the U.S. Navy that consisted entirely of women
- WAVES or World Association for Vedic Studies [1]
- Audience wave, which sometimes occurs at sporting events, also known as the "Mexican Wave" and "the Wave"
- Revolutionary wave, a series of revolutions occurring in various locations
- Waves (hairstyle), a hairstyle
- Wave (cigarettes), a brand name of cigarettes
- Wave (Lain), a high-pitched frequency, frequently found in Australian dialects
- WAVE (TV), a television station in Louisville, Kentucky
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