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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable.
2. 2
   the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time wordnet
3. 3
   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.

Synonyms

All synonyms

wave formwave formwave shape

Etymology

From wave + form.

Related phrases

dependent variableindependent variablewave function

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