American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wave
IPA transcription: ['weɪv]
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Noun
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one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
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a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
“a wave of settlers”
“troops advancing in waves”
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(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
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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”
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the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
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a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
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an undulating curve
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a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
“a heat wave”
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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
Verb
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signal with the hands or nod
“She waved to her friends”
“He waved his hand hospitably”
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move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
“The curtains undulated”
“the waves rolled towards the beach”
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move or swing back and forth
“She waved her gun”
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twist or roll into coils or ringlets
“curl my hair, please”
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set waves in
“she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair”
Usage examples
- With his hand he waved to his companions to keep back.
- Pillows are also known as "pressure waves".
- As a result of the ensued wave of public interest, numerous international exhibitions followed.
- Two-wave sources are perfectly coherent if they have a constant phase difference and the same frequency.
- Interferometers are at the core of gravitational wave detectors.
- Feminist thought has a rich history, however, which may be categorized into three 'waves'.
- Four-wave mixing can be compared to the intermodulation distortion in standard electrical systems.
- The commentators will listen and view the shape of the recorded soundwave.
- A man surfing a large wave in the ocean.
- However, wave boards now feature some twin fin, tri fin and quad fin designs.