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waveform

British

/ ˈweɪvˌfɔːm /

noun

physics the shape of the graph of a wave or oscillation obtained by plotting the value of some changing quantity against time

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For this research, the team manually reviewed an entire year of continuous seismic waveform recordings.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

The oboe is a double reed and it’s the purest waveform.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

The second audio signature is the distinctive waveform.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2024

But all of those aspects end up as a waveform, which can then be treated like any other information.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2023

A digital oscilloscope and waveform monitor were stacked over one of the computers.

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