brainwave
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A Chicago newspaper editor’s brainwave brought together baseball’s titans in 1933 for an exhibition game.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
A brainwave interface translating these signals into computer instructions then allowed her to convey which of these movements she wanted her mixed-reality avatar to dance in real-time.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
We have a brainwave machine that charts your brain activity while you're tasting different types of food.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024
The team then attached much shorter physical wires between the tattoos to a small device that collects brainwave data.
From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024
I had met him once or twice in the old days, and I had a brainwave.
From Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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