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noun
The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
The shape of a physical wave, such as sound, electric current or electromagnetic radiation, or its representation obtained by plotting a characteristic of the phenomenon (such as voltage) versus another variable, often time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wave form, wave shape
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wave, undulation
History
From wave + form.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
